nnoun.plant(botany) a plant lasting for three seasons or moreTopic:botanyphytology
Derivationally Related Form:perennialperennate
Hypernyms:flora plant plant life
Inherited Hypernyms:perennialplantorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:Eryngium yuccifoliumbutton snakerootrattlesnake's masterrattlesnake master
Full Hyponyms:rattlesnake master
adjadj.alllasting three seasons or moreTopic:botanyphytology
Examples:- the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant
Antonyms:biennialannual
Derivationally Related Form:perennial
Inherited Hypernyms:perennial
adj satadj.alllasting an indefinitely long time; suggesting self-renewalAntonyms:short
Inherited Hypernyms:perennial
Similar to:long
adj satadj.allrecurring again and againSynset:recurrent repeated
Examples:- perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements
Antonyms:sporadic
Derivationally Related Form:recurrecurrence
Inherited Hypernyms:perennial
Similar to:continual