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per·en·ni·al

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–adjective

1.	lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.

2.	(of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.

3.	lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream.

4.	perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.

–noun

5.	a perennial plant: Daffodils and tulips are perennials.

6.	something that is continuing or recurrent.

[Origin: 1635–45; < L perenni(s) lasting the whole year through (per- per- + -enn-, comb. form of annus year + -is adj. suffix) + -al¹

]

—Related forms

per·en·ni·al·i·ty, noun

per·en·ni·al·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 1. perdurable; constant, incessant, continual. 4. imperishable, undying, eternal, immortal.

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per·en·ni·al Audio Help (pə-rěn'ē-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Lasting or active through the year or through many years.
1. Lasting an indefinitely long time; enduring: perennial happiness.
2. Appearing again and again; recurrent. See Synonyms at continual.
Botany Living three or more years.

Botany A perennial plant.
Something that recurs or seems to recur on a yearly or continual basis: "that hardy perennial, the budget deficit" (David S. Broder).