"Deadly Never-Green" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Deadly never-green [canonical]
Etymology: A play on the conceit that the Tyburn tree (the gallows at Tyburn) was a real tree—a lethal one, devoid of greenery. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Deadly never-green}} Deadly never-green
  1. Synonym of Tyburn tree. Synonyms: Tyburn tree [synonym, synonym-of], Deadly never green, Deadly Never Green, Deadly Never-green
    Sense id: en-Deadly_Never-Green-en-name-X9iJc7km Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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