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English adjective: perennial | |||
| 1. | perennial lasting three seasons or more | ||
| Samples | The common buttercup is a popular perennial plant. | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
| Antonyms | annual, biennial, one-year, two-year | ||
| 2. | perennial lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal | ||
| Samples | Perennial happiness. | ||
| Similar | long | ||
| Antonyms | short | ||
| 3. | perennial recurring again and again | ||
| Samples | Perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements. | ||
| Synonyms | recurrent, repeated | ||
| Similar | continual | ||
| Antonyms | sporadic | ||
English noun: perennial | |||
| 1. | perennial (plant) (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | flora, plant, plant life | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | button snakeroot, Eryngium yuccifolium, rattlesnake master, rattlesnake's master | ||
| Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
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