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per·en·ni·al
(pə-rĕn′ē-əl)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).
per·en′ni·al·ly adv.
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perennial
(pəˈrɛnɪəl)adj
1. lasting throughout the year or through many years
2. everlasting; perpetual
n
[C17: from Latin perennis continual, from per through + annus year]
perˈennially adv
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per•en•ni•al
(pəˈrɛn i əl)adj.
1. lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring.
2. (of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
3. lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream.
4. perpetual; recurrent.
n. 5. a perennial plant.
6. something that is continuing or recurrent.
[1635–45; < Latin perenni(s) lasting the whole year through (per- per- + -enn-, comb. form of annus year + -is adj. suffix) + -al1]
per•en`ni•al′i•ty, n.
per•en′ni•al•ly, adv.
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per·en·ni·al
(pə-rĕn′ē-əl) BotanyAdjective
Living for three or more years.
Noun
A perennial plant. Asters, irises, and peonies are some examples of perennials.
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perennial
- First meant "remaining leafy throughout the year"; plants living three or more years—dying aboveground and sending up fresh growth every year—are perennials.See also related terms for sending.
Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
perennial
1. A plant that lives for several years, e.g. oak.
2. Any plant that lives for three or more years. There are two types: woody perennials, such as trees and shrubs; and herbaceous perennials, which do not have any woody stems above ground.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" |
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" 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
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perennial
adjectiveExisting or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time:
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Translations
دائِم، مُسْتَمِر
trvalkatrvalý
flerårigflerårig plante
évelõévelő
fjölær jurt
daugiametis
daudzgadīgs
trvalka
trajnicavečletna rastlina
iki yıldan fazla yaşayan
perennial
[pəˈrenɪəl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
perennial
(pəˈreniəl) noun, adjective (a plant) which lasts for more than two years. Daffodils are perennial plants; They are perennials.
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