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adjectiverecurring again and again
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noun(botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or moretype of:
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adjectivelasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal
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adjectivelasting three seasons or more
Definition that contains perennial
- ginger perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
- carrot perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
- pia perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch
- marguerite perennial subshrub of the Canary Islands having usually pale yellow daisylike flowers; often included in genus Chrysanthemum
- chicory perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
- hellebore perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
- chives perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning
- wallflower perennial of southern Europe having clusters of fragrant flowers of all colors especially yellow and orange; often naturalized on old walls or cliffs; sometimes placed in genus Erysimum
- bluebell perennial of northern hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers
- sulla perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop