perennial
IPA: pɝˈɛniʌɫ
noun
- (botany) A plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.
- (by extension)
- A thing that lasts forever.
- A person or thing (such as a problem) that appears or returns regularly.
adjective
- Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
- (figuratively)
- Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; neverending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
- Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.
- (rare) Appearing again each year; annual.
- (botany) Of a plant: active throughout the year, or having a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.
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Examples of "perennial" in Sentences
- None of the rivers are perennial.
- But the area remained perennially unsettled.
- The vine is called the perennial woody vine.
- Healthcare is perennially a major issue in Canada.
- It is one of the few perennial rivers in the region.
- The role of prophet appeared perennially in ancient cultures.
- The belief in secret cabals running the world is a hardy perennial.
- She is perennially youthful and infinitely charming but always elusive.
- It is a herbaceous perennial found in most of the eastern United States.
- The arming of police in the United Kingdom is a perennial topic of debate.
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