Look up: perennial

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   perennial
   A plant which continues to grow after it has reproduced, usually meaning that it lives for several years.
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   Perennial
   a plant that lives more than two years
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   Perennial
   A perennial plant is one that lives for more than 2 years.
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   perennial
   A plant that lives for more than two years.
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   Perennial
   A plant which will live for three years or more under normal conditions.
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   Perennial
   A plant that lives longer than 2 years from time of seeding, and usually flower each year. Plants may be herbaceous or woody.
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   Perennial
   Any plant with an indefinite life span of more than two years. Some may be quite short-lived, whereas trees can easily survive for centuries.
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   perennial
   [adj] - lasting an indefinitely long time 2. [adj] - (botany) lasting three seasons or more 3. [adj] - recurring again and again 4. [n] - a plant lasting for three seasons or more
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   Perennial
   A plant with an indefinite lifespan.
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    Perennial
    A plant that lives for an indefinite period, which includes trees and shrubs although it is largely used to describe herbaceous plants which die down each winter and re-grow in the spring
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    Perennial
    A plant lasting 3 or more seasonal cycles.
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    Perennial
    A plant which lives from year to year, starting into growth again each spring. Some perennial plants are herbaceous and dies down each year, remaining dormant beneath the ground throughout the winter. Others are trees or shrubs; some lose their leaves in winter (deciduous trees), while others retain their leaves throughout the year and their growth slows down in winter (evergreen trees).
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    perennial
    flowing during all the year,e.g.perennial stream,perennial canal Category: The cosmos • a plant that lives for three or more years Category: Botany and zoology
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    Perennial
    Per·en'ni·al adjective [ Latin perennis that lasts the whole year through; per through + annus year. See Per- , and Annual .] 1. ing or continuing through the year; as, perennial fountains. 2. Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; unceasing; never failing. « The perennial existence of bodies corporate.� ...
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    Perennial
    Per·en'ni·al noun (Botany) A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.
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    perennial
    <botany> Lasting through the year of for several years. ... Origin: L. Perennis, from per = through, annus = year ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
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    perennial
    recurrent adjective recurring again and again; `perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements`
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    perennial
    adjective lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; `perennial happiness`
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    perennial
    adjective lasting three seasons or more; `the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant`
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    perennial
    noun a plant lasting for three seasons or more
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    Perennial
    `Perennial` is a commonly used English adjective with several meanings relating to yearly activity; see the linked Wiktionary search for a formal dictionary definition. More specifically, Perennial may refer to: * Perennial plant, a plant which lives for more than two growing seasons. All trees and shrubs are perennials. It may be herbaceous and die back to underground structures such as corms, tubers, or bulbs. * Perennial stream, a stream or...
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    Perennial
    • (n.) A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not. • (a.) Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; unceasing; never failing. • (a.) ing or continuing through the year; as, perennial fountains. • (a.) Continuing more than two years; as, a...
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    perennial
    (from the article `horticulture`) Garden perennials include a number of herbaceous species grown for their flowers or occasionally used as vegetative ground covers. Under favourable ... In perennial plants, leaf fall is associated with approaching winter dormancy. In many trees leaf senescence is brought about by declining day length .....
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    perennial
    (L. perennis, from per through + annus year) lasting through the year of for several years.
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    perennial
    perennial (puh REN ee uhl) 1. Lasting through the year; that is, continuous: 'Perennial air pollution continues to cause problems in many major cities of the world.' 2. Lasting indefinitely; perpetual, constant, continual: 'She sits there with that perennial grin on her face.' 3. In botany, having a life span of more than two years; such as...
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