sempervirens

See also: semper-virens

Latin

Etymology

From semper (“always”) + virēns (“flourishing, green”)

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /semˈper.wi.rens/, [sɛmˈpɛr.wɪ.rẽːs]

Adjective

sempervirēns (genitive sempervirentis); third declension

  1. always flourishing or vigorous
  2. (of plants) evergreen
    • 1822, The Botanical Register, volume 8, page 643:
      Azedarach sempervirens et florens. [...] Ab Azedarach distincta est, nec pro varietate aestimari debet.
    • 1925, Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh, volumes 15 and 16, page 205:
      Frutex sempervirens epiphyticus ad 30 cm. attingens, inflorescentia excepta glaber.
    • 1936, Zesde Internationaal Botanisch Congres, Amsterdam, volume 1, page 138:
      Florae Batavae magnum ornamentum, planta solum in forma feminina ocurrens, [...] sempervirens et semperflorens, sonorica, [...]

Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative sempervirēns sempervirēns sempervirentēs sempervirentia
Genitive sempervirentis sempervirentis sempervirentium sempervirentium
Dative sempervirentī sempervirentī sempervirentibus sempervirentibus
Accusative sempervirentem sempervirēns sempervirentēs sempervirentia
Ablative sempervirentī sempervirentī sempervirentibus sempervirentibus
Vocative sempervirēns sempervirēns sempervirentēs sempervirentia
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