Perennial Definition

pə-rĕnē-əl

perennials

adjective

Lasting or continuing for a long time.

Perennial youth.

Webster's New World

Appearing again and again or year after year; recurrent.

A perennial contender for the championship.

American Heritage

Lasting or active throughout the whole year.

Webster's New World

Returning or becoming active again and again; perpetual.

Webster's New World

Having a life cycle of more than two years: said esp. of herbaceous plants that produce flowers and seed from the same root structure year after year.

Webster's New World

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noun

perennials

A perennial plant.

Webster's New World

Something that recurs or seems to recur on a yearly or continual basis.

American Heritage

A person or thing that is present continuously or reappears regularly.

Webster's New World

A perennial plant; a plant that is active throughout the year or survives for more than two growing seasons. Compare annual, biennial.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Perennial

Noun

Singular:

perennial

Plural:

perennials

Origin of Perennial

Latin perennis (per- throughout per–) (annus year at- in Indo-European roots) –al

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
1644, from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year"), from per- (“through") + annus (“year").

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