- Xeranthemum anuum
- Everlasting Ev`er*last"ing, n.
1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity.
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From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. --Ps. xc. 2. [1913 Webster]
2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God. [1913 Webster]
3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting ({Anaphalis margaritacea}), the {immortelle} ({Xeranthemum anuum}) of the French, the cudweeds, etc. [1913 Webster]
4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See {Lasting}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.