perennial

per·en·ni·al  (p-rn-l)

adj.

1. Lasting or active through the year or through many years.

2.

a. Lasting an indefinitely long time; enduring: perennial happiness.

b. Appearing again and again; recurrent. See Synonyms at continual.

3. Botany Living three or more years.

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).

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[Latin perennis (per-, throughout; see per- + annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots) + -al.]

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per·enni·al·ly adv.

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perennial [pəˈrɛnɪəl]

adj

1. lasting throughout the year or through many years

2. everlasting; perpetual

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) a woody or herbaceous plant that can continue its growth for at least two years Compare annual [3] biennial [3]

[from Latin perennis continual, from per through + annus year]

perennially  adv

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perennial  (p-rn-l)

Adjective

Living for three or more years.

Noun

A perennial plant. Herbaceous perennials survive winter and drought as underground roots, rhizomes, bulbs, corms, or tubers. Woody perennials, including vines, shrubs, and trees, usually stop growing during winter and drought. Asters, irises, tulips, and peonies are familiar garden perennials. Compare annualbiennial

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	perennial - (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants button snakeroot, Eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake's master - coarse prickly perennial eryngo of United States thought to cure rattlesnake bite
Adj.	1.	perennial - lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants annual, one-year - completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" biennial, two-year - having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
	2.	perennial - lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness" long - primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified; "a long life"; "a long boring speech"; "a long time"; "a long friendship"; "a long game"; "long ago"; "an hour long"
	3.	perennial - recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" recurrent, repeated continual - occurring without interruption; chiefly restricted to what recurs regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series; "the continual banging of the shutters"

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perennial

adjective continual, lasting, continuing, permanent, constant, enduring, chronic, persistent, abiding, lifelong, perpetual, recurrent, never-ending, incessant, unchanging, inveterate the perennial urban problems of drugs and homelessness

Translations

perennial [pəˈrenɪəl]

A. ADJ (Bot) → perenne; [problem] → perenne, eterno
perennial youth → la juventud eterna
it's a perennial complaint → es una queja constante

B. N (Bot) → planta f perenne, planta f vivaz

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perennial [pəˈrɛniəl]

adj

(= never-ending) → perpétuel(le)

[plant] → vivace

n → plante f vivace

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perennial

adj plant → mehrjährig, perennierend; (= perpetual, constant) → immer während, ewig; (= regularly recurring) → immer wiederkehrend; buying Christmas presents is a perennial problem → der Kauf von Weihnachtsgeschenken ist ein alljährlich wiederkehrendes Problem

n (Bot) → perennierende or mehrjährige Pflanze

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perennial [pəˈrɛnɪəl]

1. adj → perenne

2. n (Bot) → pianta perenne

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perennial [pəˈrɛnɪəl]

1. adj → perenne

2. n (Bot) → pianta perenne

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perennial

n / adj perennial [pəˈreniəl]

(a plant) which lasts for more than two years Daffodils are perennial plants; They are perennials. meerjarige دائِم، مُسْتَمِر многогодишен trvalka; trvalý flerårig plante; flerårig winterharte Pflanzen, winterhart πολυετής perenne; eterno, perpetuo mitmeaastane چند سال زی monivuotinen kasvi vivace צֶמָח רַב שְׁנָתִי बहुवर्षी पौधा trajan,višegodišnji évelő (növény) bertahun-tahun fjölær jurt (pianta) perenne 多年生の 다년생 식물, 다년생의 daugiametis (augalas) daudzgadīgs (augs) saka overblijvende plant; overblijvend staude, flerårig plante bylina planta perene peren многолетнее растение trvalka; trvalý trajen višegodišnji perenn []; flerårig ที่มีวงจรชีวิตมากกว่า 2 ปี iki yıldan fazla yaşayan (bitki) 多年生的 багаторічний; багаторічна рослина دو سال تک رہنے والا پودا lâu năm 多年生的