Plants that keep some of their leaves in winter, but not all of them.
Semievergreens are like a mix of evergreen and deciduous plants.
Examples:
The semievergreens in the garden stay green even in winter.
Some trees are semievergreens because they lose some leaves in winter.
The semievergreens are not as green as the evergreens.
The semievergreens are like the plants that can't make up their minds about winter.
The semievergreens are like the plants that are half brave and half scared of winter.
The semievergreens are the plants that don't want to be like the others.