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
3a
: persistent, enduring
perennial favorites
c
: regularly repeated or renewed : recurrent
death is a perennial literary theme
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The first known use of perennial was circa 1660
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