Definitions for perennial

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perennial per·en·ni·al

Spelling: [puh-ren-ee-uh l]

IPA: /pəˈrɛn i əl/

Perennial is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 351 anagrams from letters in perennial (aeeilnnpr).

Definitions for perennial

noun

1. a perennial plant:
2. something that is continuing or recurrent.

adjective

1. lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring:
2. (of plants) having a life cycle lasting more than two years.
3. lasting or continuing throughout the entire year, as a stream.
4. perpetual; everlasting; continuing; recurrent.

Origin of perennial

1635-45; Latin perenni(s) lasting the whole year through (per- per- + -enn-, combining form of annus year + -is adj. suffix) + -al¹

Examples for perennial

A perennial signature flavor is Flying Elvis: banana ice cream that contains peanut butter and chocolate chunks.

Iowa is a perennial swing state, and polls show the race in a virtual tie.

For the GOP, all this raises a perennial question from the movie New Jack City: “Who else you got?”

There is no sere and yellow leaf here—fruits and flowers are perennial.

Their cases illustrate the perennial challenge of balancing ends and means in the complex world of intelligence operations.

Seed-time and harvest are perennial on these peculiar islands.

And for art-lovers, what perennial beauty of an antique art is here.

But for her son it still had all the misery of perennial newness.

And the omission or derision of dads in the parent (aka “mommy”) blogosphere is a perennial pet peeve.

Bacon and greens and her perennial tea were good enough for her.