perennial
perennial is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; unceasing; never failing. The perennial existence of bodies corporate. Burke.
- 2.(Bot.) Continuing more than two years; as, a perennial steam, or root, or plant.
- 3.A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; unceasing; never failing. The perennial existence of bodies corporate. Burke called?
- What is continuing more than two years; as, a perennial steam, or root, or plant called?
- What is a perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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