Perennial Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
WEBWhen you hear perennial, you probably think of peonies rather than pines. The word today typically describes (or, as a noun, refers to) plants that die back seasonally but produce new growth in the spring.
PERENNIAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
WEBPerennial definition: lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring. See examples of PERENNIAL used in a sentence.
PERENNIAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
WEBPERENNIAL definition: 1. lasting a very long time, or happening repeatedly or all the time: 2. a plant that lives for…. Learn more.
Perennial | Definition, Plant, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
WEBperennial, any plant that persists for several years, usually with new herbaceous growth from a part that survives from growing season to growing season.
Perennial - Wikipedia
WEBIn botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ( per- + -ennial , "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials .
PERENNIAL Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com
WEBnoun. a plant with a life cycle lasting more than two years: Daffodils and tulips are perennials. something that is continuing, recurring, or enduring: Classical literature …
Perennial - definition of perennial by The Free Dictionary
WEBper·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.
PERENNIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
WEB3 days ago · You use perennial to describe situations or states that keep occurring or which seem to exist all the time; used especially to describe problems or difficulties . ...the perennial urban problems of crime and homelessness. There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.
Perennial - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
WEBDefinitions of perennial. adjective. lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal. “ perennial happiness”. synonyms: long. primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified. adjective. recurring again and again.
perennial | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary
WEBperennial meaning: 1. happening again and again, or continuing for a long time: 2. a plant that lives for several…. Learn more.
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