perennial

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).

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

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per·en′ni·al·ly adv.

perennial

(pəˈrɛnɪəl)

adj

1. lasting throughout the year or through many years

2. everlasting; perpetual

n

(Horticulture) a woody or herbaceous plant that can continue its growth for at least two years. Compare annual³, biennial³

[C17: from Latin perennis continual, from per through + annus year]

perˈennially adv

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.

per·en·ni·al

(pə-rĕn′ē-əl) Botany

Adjective

Living for three or more years.

Noun

A perennial plant. Asters, irises, and peonies are some examples of perennials.

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.

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.

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"

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

perennial

adjective

Existing or remaining in the same state for an indefinitely long time:

abiding, continuing, durable, enduring, lasting, long-lasting, long-lived, long-standing, old, perdurable, permanent, persistent.

Translations

دائِم، مُسْتَمِر

trvalkatrvalý

flerårigflerårig plante

winterhartwinterharte Pflanzen

perenneperpetuoeterno

pérennepermanentvivace

évelõévelő

fjölær jurt

perennepianta perenne

daugiametis

daudzgadīgs

flerårig plantestaude

perene

многолетний

trvalka

trajnicavečletna rastlina

iki yıldan fazla yaşayan

多年生植物多年生植物的

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

perennial

[pəˈrɛniəl]

adj

(= never-ending) → perpétuel(le)

[plant] → vivace

n → plante f vivace

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

perennial

[pəˈrɛnɪəl]

1. adj → perenne

2. n (Bot) → pianta perenne

perennial

(pəˈreniəl) noun, adjective

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