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perennial

13 ENTRIES FOUND:

pe·ren·ni·al

adj \pə-ˈre-nē-əl\

Definition of PERENNIAL

1
: present at all seasons of the year
2
: persisting for several years usually with new herbaceous growth from a perennating part <perennial asters>
3
a : persistent, enduring <perennial favorites> b : continuing without interruption : constant, perpetual <the perennial quest for certainty> <a perennial student> c : regularly repeated or renewed : recurrent <death is a perennial literary theme>
perennial noun
pe·ren·ni·al·ly \-nē-ə-lē\ adverb

Examples of PERENNIAL

  1. This variety of oregano is perennial.
  2. Flooding is a perennial problem for people living by the river.
  3. The problem … is inherent and perennial in any democracy, but it has been more severe in ours during the past quarter-century because of the near universal denigration of government, politics and politicians. —Michael Kinsley, Time, 29 Oct. 2001

Origin of PERENNIAL

Latin perennis, from per- throughout + annus year — more at per-, annual
First Known Use: 1644

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

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