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Perennial
Pronunciation : Per*en"ni*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. perennis that lasts the whole year through; per through + annus year. See Per-, and Annual.]
Definition : 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.)
Defn: Continuing more than two years; as, a perennial steam, or root, or plant.
Syn. -- Perpetual; unceasing; never failing; enduring; continual; permanent; uninterrupted.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Per*en"ni*al
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.
(Bot.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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