perennial: Meaning and Definition of
per•en•ni•al
Pronunciation: (pu-ren'ē-ul), [key] — adj.
- lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring: her perennial beauty.
- (of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
- lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream.
- perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.
—n. - a perennial plant: Daffodils and tulips are perennials.
- something that is continuing or recurrent.
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