perennial

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Etymology

1644, from Latin perennis ‎(“lasting through the whole year”), from per- ‎(“through”) + annus ‎(“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəˈɹɛniəl/

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Adjective

perennial ‎(not comparable)

1. Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time.

   a perennial stream

2. (botany, of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years. Compare annual, biennial.
3. (figuratively) Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; permanent; unceasing; never failing.
   • 1790, Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France

     The perennial existence of bodies corporate and their fortunes are things particularly suited to a man who has long views…

4. (figuratively) Enduring; lasting; timeless.

   His artwork has a perennial beauty.

5. (figuratively) Recurrent; appearing or recurring again and again.

   Change is a perennial theme in politics.

Derived terms

• perennially

Translations

lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time

• Catalan: perenne
• Danish: helårlig, evig (da)
• Dutch: gansjarig, eeuwig (nl)
• French: pérenne (fr)
• German: ganzjährig (de)
• Greek: αέναος (el) m ‎(aénaos)
• Hungarian: állandó (hu)

• Icelandic: fjölær (is) m
• Interlingua: perenne
• Irish: ilbhliantúil
• Manx: yl-vleeantagh, yl-vleinoil
• Portuguese: perene (pt)
• Russian: круглогоди́чный (ru) ‎(kruglogodíčnyj)

(of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years

• Catalan: perenne
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 多年生 (zh) ‎(duōniánshēng)

• Danish: flerårig
• Dutch: meerjarig
• Finnish: monivuotinen
• German: mehrjährig (de)
• Greek: πολυετής (el) ‎(polyetís)
• Hungarian: évelő (hu)
• Icelandic: fjölær (is) m
• Interlingua: perenne

• Irish: ilbhliantúil
• Japanese: 多年生の ‎(たねんせいの, tanensei no)
• Manx: yl-vleeantagh, yl-vleinoil
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: flerårig

  Nynorsk: fleirårig

• Persian: چندساله (fa) ‎(čand-sâle)
• Polish: wieloletni (pl) m
• Portuguese: perene (pt), vivaz (pt)
• Russian: многоле́тний (ru) ‎(mnogolétnij)
• Swedish: flerårig (sv)

continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; permanent; unceasing; never failing

• Catalan: perenne
• Danish: evig (da)
• Dutch: voortdurend (nl), eeuwig (nl)
• Greek: αέναος (el) m ‎(aénaos), αιώνιος (el) m ‎(aiónios), διηνεκής (el) m, f ‎(diinekís)

• Interlingua: perenne
• Japanese: 永続する ‎(えいぞくする, eizoku suru)
• Persian: جاوید (fa) ‎(jâvid)
• Portuguese: perene (pt)
• Russian: постоя́нный (ru) ‎(postojánnyj), ве́чный (ru) ‎(véčnyj)

enduring; lasting; timeless

• Catalan: perenne
• Danish: evig (da)
• Dutch: eeuwig (nl)
• German: dauerhaft (de)

• Greek: διηνεκής (el) m, f ‎(diinekís)
• Polish: odwieczny (pl) m
• Portuguese: perene (pt)
• Russian: ве́чный (ru) ‎(véčnyj)

recurrent; appearing or recurring again and again

• Danish: tilbagevendende
• German: wiederkehrend

• Polish: częsty (pl), powracający, powtarzający się m
• Russian: повторя́ющийся (ru) ‎(povtorjájuščijsja), возвраща́ющийся (ru) ‎(vozvraščájuščijsja)

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• French: ^{(please verify)} pérenne (fr)

Noun

Wikipedia

perennial ‎(plural perennials)

1. A perennial plant; a plant that is active throughout the year or survives for more than two growing seasons. Compare annual, biennial.

Translations

perennial plant

• Catalan: perennifoli
• Czech: trvalka (cs) f
• Dutch: meerjarige plant (nl) f
• Finnish: monivuotinen kasvi (fi)
• French: vivace (fr) m, f
• Greek: πολυετές (el) n ‎(polyetés)

• Hungarian: évelő (hu)
• Mandarin: 多年生 (zh) ‎(duōniánshēng)
• Polish: bylina (pl) f, roślina wieloletnia f
• Portuguese: planta perene f
• Russian: многолетнее (ru) ‎(mnogoletneje) расте́ние (ru) n ‎(rasténije)
• Slovene: trajnica, večletna rastlina
• Swedish: perenn (sv)