Would a broad-leaved tree that does not lose its leaves in winter, be a evergreen tree?

Question

Would a broad-leaved tree that does not lose its leaves in winter, be a evergreen tree?

Answer 1

nope, still deciduous. just considered tropical deciduous.

Answer 2

Yes, in fact it would, because "evergreen tree" is a description of its foliage state, not an indication of taxonomic membership.

Deciduous refers specifically to a plant that completely loses their foliage for part of the year.

Wikipedia has it right (as usual, even though some folks on here like to say otherwise): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen