perennial
A plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two…A plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.
» Cypresses and pines are perennial trees.
Кипарисы и сосны - многолетние деревья. — marafon
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3 sensesA plant that is active throughout the year, or has a life cycle of more than two growing seasons.
многолетнее расте́ниеmnogoletneje rasténije
(broadly)A thing that lasts forever.
(broadly)A person or thing (such as a problem) that appears or returns regularly.
- (botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or more
Examples
11 sentencesCypresses and pines are perennial trees.
ruКипарисы и сосны - многолетние деревья. — marafon
Heather is a low-growing perennial shrub.
ruВереск - низкорослый многолетний кустарник. — Alex_M
Many herbaceous perennials require division every few years to stay healthy.
My country has beautiful beaches, lush nature and a perennial spring climate.
deMein Land hat wunderschöne Strände, üppige Natur und ein ganzjähriges Frühlingsklima. — carlosalberto
A perennial plant is a plant that lives more than two years.
ruМноголетнее растение - это растение, живущее более двух лет. — Alex_M
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is borrowed from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year or for seveThe adjective is borrowed from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year or for several years, perennial; continual, everlasting, perpetual”) + English -al (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Perennis is derived from per- (“completive or intensifying prefix with the sense of doing something all the way through or entirely”) + annus (“year; season, time”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂et- (“to go”)). By surface analysis, per- + -ennial.
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Forms
plural: perennials| Singular | perennial |
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