Per*en"ni*al (?), a. [L. 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. Burke.

3. Bot.

Continuing more than two years; as, a perennial steam, or root, or plant.

Syn. -- Perpetual; unceasing; never failing; enduring; continual; permanent; uninterrupted.

 

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Per*en"ni*al, n. Bot.

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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