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English Dictionary: perennial	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perennial adj lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant" Antonym(s): annual, biennial, one-year, two-year lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness" recurring again and again; "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements" Synonym(s): perennial, recurrent, repeated n (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perennial \Peren"nial\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perennial \Peren"nial\, n. (Bot.) A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.