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perennial

per·en·ni·al [ pə rénnee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. lasting over 2 years: describes a plant that lasts for more than two growing seasons, either dying back after each season, as some herbaceous plants do, or growing continuously, as some bushes do

2. recurring or enduring: constantly recurring, or lasting for an indefinite time
the perennial problem of litter



noun  (plural per·en·ni·als)
Definition:
 
1. perennial plant: a plant that lasts for more than two growing seasons

2. something happening again and again: something that recurs or appears to recur yearly or on a continuing basis

[Mid-17th century. < Latin perennis "through the year" < annus "year"]

per·en·ni·al·ly adverb
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