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perennial perennial definition

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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