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Webster 1913 Edition
Perennial
Per-en′ni-al
(pĕr-ĕn′nĭ-al)
, Adj.
1.
Lasting or continuing through the year;
as,
. perennial
fountains2.
Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; unceasing; never failing.
The
perennial
existence of bodies corporate. Burke.
3.
(Bot.)
Continuing more than two years;
as, a
. perennial
steam, or root, or plant
Syn. – Perpetual; unceasing; never failing; enduring; continual; permanent; uninterrupted.
Per-en′ni-al
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.
Webster 1828 Edition
Perennial
PEREN'NIAL
,Adj.
1.
Lasting or continuing without cessation through the year.2.
Perpetual; unceasing; never failing.3.
In botany, continuing more than two years; as a perennial stem or root.4.
Continuing without intermission; as a fever.PEREN'NIAL
,Noun.
Definition 2024
perennial
perennial
English
Adjective
perennial (not comparable)
- Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time.
- a perennial stream
- (botany, of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years. Compare annual, biennial.
- (figuratively) Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; permanent; unceasing; never failing.
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- The perennial existence of bodies corporate and their fortunes are things particularly suited to a man who has long views…
- 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France
- (figuratively) Enduring; lasting; timeless.
- His artwork has a perennial beauty.
- (figuratively) Recurrent; appearing or recurring again and again.
- Change is a perennial theme in politics.
Derived terms
Translations
lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time
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(of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years
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continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; permanent; unceasing; never failing
enduring; lasting; timeless
recurrent; appearing or recurring again and again
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Noun
perennial (plural perennials)
- A perennial plant; a plant that is active throughout the year or survives for more than two growing seasons. Compare annual, biennial.
Translations
perennial plant