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pe·ren·ni·al
\\pə-ˈre-nē-əl\\ adjective1. present at all seasons of the year
2. persisting for several years usually with new herbaceous growth from a perennating part
    perennial asters
3.
  a.

persistent

,

enduring

      perennial favorites
  b. continuing without interruption :

constant

,

perpetual

      the perennial quest for certainty
      a perennial student
  c. regularly repeated or renewed :

recurrent

      death is a perennial literary theme
Synonyms: see
• perennial noun
• pe·ren·ni·al·ly \\-nē-ə-lē\\ adverb

perennial
  1644, "evergreen," formed in Eng. from L. perennis "lasting through the year (or years)," from per- "through" + annus "year" (see annual). Botanical sense of "Remaining alive through a number of years" is attested from 1672; fig. meaning of "enduring, permanent" is from 1750.

perennial
per·en·nial / pE5reniEl / adjective1. continuing for a very long time; happening again and again
   长久的；持续的；反复出现的:
   the perennial problem of water shortage
   缺水这个老问题
   that perennial favourite, hamburgers
   汉堡包,这种永远受喜爱的食品
2. (of plants 植物) living for two years or more
   多年生的
• per·en·ni·al·ly / -niEli / adv.:
   a perennially popular subject
   长年的热门话题 noun   any plant that lives for more than two years
   多年生植物
⇨ compare

annual

n. (2),

biennial

n.

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pe·ren·nial
I. \pəˈrenēəl, -nyəl\ adjective
Etymology: Latin perennis perennial (from per- throughout + -ennis, from annus year) + English -al — more at ,
1.
 a. obsolete :
  < where round the scene perennial laurels bloom — William Falconer >
 b. : present at all seasons of the year
  < perennial stream >
  < the perennial snow fields are of such great depth that glacial ice forms — W.W.Atwood †1949 >
2.
 a. : continuing or lasting for several years — used specifically of a plant (as delphinium) that dies back seasonally and produces new growth from a perennating part; compare ,
 b. : existing for more than one season
  < perennial insect >
  < perennial colony of bees >
3.
 a. : lasting indefinitely : impervious to change : ,
  < the perennial, elemental processes of nature — J.L.Lowes >
  < the family and the church have proved perennial in the experience of man — Political Science Quarterly >
  < the perennial value of this comparative study — Digest of Neurology & Psychiatry >
 b. : continuing without interruption : invariably present : ,
  < a perennial twinkle in his eye — F.W.Crofts >
  < the perennial conflict among the services over the question of defense organization — Atlantic >
  < a perennial problem of the land, erosion — Leslie Rees >
  < the perennial quest for certainty — D.A.Wells >
  : unfailingly popular
  < as perennial as Uncle Tom's Cabin — New Republic >
 c. : regularly repeated :
  < has begun to locate the perennial problems of man in the ordinary affairs of the men of his own time — Vincent Buckley >
  < perennial efforts … to stipulate the requirements demanded of their discipline — R.C.Hinkle >
Synonyms: see
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a plant (as a tree or shrub, or an herb renewing the top growth seasonally) that lives for an indefinite number of years — compare ,
2.
 a. : a permanent fixture or continuing question
  < hardy perennial among independent producers — Budd Schulberg >
  < that vexatious perennial of Southern politics, the status of the Negro — W.G.Carleton >
 specifically : a stock item
  < a hardy perennial in the book trade — A.L.Guérard >
 b. : a recurrent topic or item
  < certain to become fiery perennials on the assembly agenda — W.R.Frye >

  < infantile paralysis, that hardy summer perennial on magazine covers — Edith M. Stern >