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Perennial

see synonyms of perennial

Noun

1. perennial

(botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more

Adjective

2. perennial

lasting three seasons or more

Example Sentences:
'the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant'

3. perennial

lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal

Example Sentences:
'perennial happiness'

4. perennial, recurrent, repeated

recurring again and again

Example Sentences:
'perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Perennial

see synonyms of perennial
adjective
1. 
lasting throughout the year or through many years
2. 
everlasting; perpetual
noun
3. 
a woody or herbaceous plant that can continue its growth for at least two years
Compare annual (sense 3), biennial (sense 3)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Perennial

see synonyms of perennial
adjective
1. 
lasting or active throughout the whole year
2. 
lasting or continuing for a long time
perennial youth
3. 
returning or becoming active again and again; perpetual
4. 
having a life cycle of more than two years: said esp. of herbaceous plants that produce flowers and seed from the same root structure year after year
noun
5. 
a perennial plant
6. 
a person or thing that is present continuously or reappears regularly

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Perennial

see synonyms of perennial
adj.
1.
a. Lasting an indefinitely long time; enduring: an author's perennial popularity among children.
b. Appearing again and again or year after year; recurrent: a perennial contender for the championship. See Synonyms at continual.
2. Botany Living three or more years.
3. Lasting or active throughout the year: a perennial stream.
n.
1. Botany A perennial plant.
2. Something that recurs or seems to recur on a yearly or continual basis: "that hardy perennial, the budget deficit" (David S. Broder).

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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