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| per·en·ni·al [ pə rénnee əl ] |
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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
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2. recurring or enduring: constantly recurring, or lasting for an indefinite time
  the perennial problem of litter
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noun (plural per·en·ni·als) |
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1. perennial plant: a plant that lasts for more than two growing seasons
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2. something happening again and again: something that recurs or appears to recur yearly or on a continuing basis
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin perennis "through the year" < annus "year"] |
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| per·en·ni·al·ly adverb |
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