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perennial |
Grep of noun perennial perennial perennial pea perennial ragweed perennial ryegrass perennial salt marsh aster Overview of noun perennial The noun perennial has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. perennial -- (a plant lasting for three seasons or more) Overview of adj perennial The adj perennial has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) perennial -- ((botany) lasting three seasons or more "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant") 2. perennial -- (lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness") 3. perennial, recurrent, repeated -- (recurring again and again "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements") Antonyms of adj perennial 3 senses of perennial Sense 1 perennial (vs. annual) (vs. biennial) annual (vs. biennial) (vs. perennial), one-year biennial (vs. perennial) (vs. annual), two-year Sense 2 perennial INDIRECT (VIA long) -> short Sense 3 perennial, recurrent, repeated INDIRECT (VIA continual) -> sporadic Similarity of adj perennial 3 senses of perennial Sense 1 perennial (vs. annual) (vs. biennial) Sense 2 perennial => long (vs. short) Sense 3 perennial, recurrent, repeated => continual (vs. sporadic) Attributes of adj perennial Familiarity of adj perennial perennial used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj perennial perennial Overview of noun perennial The noun perennial has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. perennial -- (a plant lasting for three seasons or more) Overview of adj perennial The adj perennial has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) perennial -- ((botany) lasting three seasons or more "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant") 2. perennial -- (lasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewal; "perennial happiness") 3. perennial, recurrent, repeated -- (recurring again and again "perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements")
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