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• The banana tree is a tall perennial herb: its trunk is not woody.From the entry tree
• In the perennial town versus gown battles, townies win some violent battles, but the collegians are winning the war.From the entry gown
• Perennial ryegrass is an important species for lawn seed mixes.From the entry ryegrass
• All trees and herbaceous perennials are sychnocarpous.From the entry sychnocarpous
• The perennial advice is that time in the market beats timing the market because market timing is a fool's game.From the entry market timing
• Our omnicause encompassed apartheid, Nicaragua, nuclear disarmament, the miners’ strike and that Thatcher-era hardy perennial, The Cuts.2024 May 17, Janice Turner, “Don’t scorn students for believing in a cause”, in The Times, archived from the original on 06 Jun 2024. From the entry omnicause
• The perennial Arctic ice cap—the sea ice that persists through winter and summer—is wasting away.2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate…. From the entry waste away
• It is a self-compatible, hermaphroditic, clonal, flexistylous perennial herb, usually 1–3 m tall.2015 December 22, “Impact of Striped-Squirrel Nectar-Robbing Behaviour on Gender Fitness in Alpinia roxburghii Sweet (Zingiberaceae)”, in…. From the entry flexistylous
• A perennial member of the carrot family, canyonlands biscuitroot reproduces by seed and cloning.2013, David Williams, Naturalist's Guide to Canyon Country, page 49. From the entry biscuitroot
• Chapter 2 exposes another set of perennial blindsiders: bubbles and crashes.2012, Jonathan Gifford, Blindsided: Is our irrational behaviour actually rational?, page 4. From the entry blindsider
• They are all variations on the perennial theme "mama's baby, papa's maybe".2010 November 2, Cameroun Douala, “The Cultural Unity of Black Africa?”, in Real News Network. From the entry mama's baby, papa's maybe
• However, like your sister in ancient Greece, you make your “darker-hearted” perennial descents.2001, Gail Godwin, “‘My Heart of Darkness’: Personal Stories”, in Heart: A Personal Journey Through Its Myths and Meanings, New York…. From the entry wise-hearted
• Even Joan Collins, that perennial glamourpuss, goes to Barbara for the Daly magic for special occasions.1991, Sally Moore, The Definitive Diana: An Intimate Look at the Princess of Wales from A to Z. From the entry glamourpuss
• The perennial pervaders of the nose and throat are likely to be house dust and many molds.1986 June 22, New York Times, page 22 col.4. From the entry pervader
• The spring is downstrike from a fairly large area of low perennial stream density.1985, Pellissippi Parkway Extension, I-40-I-75 to TN-115. From the entry downstrike
• Angry parades, sitouts and other perennial forms of protest preceded capitulation.1977, James Michael Lee, The Religious Education We Need, page 12. From the entry sitout
• But as the perennial bad penny of British political life, he keeps turning up at embarrassing moments.1975 June 9, R. Z. Sheppard, “Springtime for Mosley (book review)”, in Time. From the entry bad penny
• Ground cover of perennial grasses declined seriously under plots covered overwinter with dead thistle plants.1968, Earl F. Aldon, Detrimental Effect of Russian thistle on Semidesert Range in West Central New Mexico. From the entry overwinter
• The annual and perennial lupine and sweet clover may be regarded as the best siderates.1964, An experiment in soil survey of collective farm lands, page 77. From the entry siderate
• Gracie has a perennial act, and it involves the utmost in stupidity if not moronicism.1963, Robert Warren Kent, “Applied Psychology”, in The Art of Persuasion: A Training Course, Guide and Manual for Those Whose Business…. From the entry moronicism
• The trisetums are tufted perennial grasses (rarely annuals) with flat leaves and loose panicles.1924, Arthur William Simpson, Native American Forage Plants, page 185. From the entry trisetum
• The window-panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent.1913, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 1, in The Day of Days. From the entry translucent
• While the other components of the BLT are more or less perennial, the tomato is a seasonal luxury.2026 July 31, J. J. Goode, “The Secret to a Perfect BLT Isn’t What You Think”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times…. From the entry BLT
• The herbaceous perennial irises benefit from at least one feeding a year in early spring as growth begins.2017, Barbara W. Ellis, “Iris: Irises”, in Taylor's Guide to Growing North America's Favorite Plants: Proven Perennials, Annuals…. From the entry bearded
• Grandifloras blend well with other perennials and shrubs.2013, Bruce Asakawa, Sharon Asakawa, “Roses”, in California: Getting Started Garden Guide, Cool Springs Press, →ISBN, Grandiflora, page 125. From the entry grandiflora
• The perennial saltgrass nipa (Distichlis palmeri, Poaceae) is endemic to northern Gulf of California tidal marshes flooded with hypersaline seawater.2012, S.L. Pearlsteina, R.S. Felgera, E.P. Glenna, J. Harringtond, K.A. Al-Ghaneme, S.G. Nelson, “Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial…. From the entry nipa
• Tassie is a good size for exploring by bicycle and is a perennial favourite with visiting touring cyclists.2009, Justine Vaisutis, Australia, Lonely Planet, page 636. From the entry tassie
• A perennial best-seller and an Oprah pick (Sue Miller).2008 January 17, John Marshall, “From poets to politicians, a great week for author readings”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 08…. From the entry Whitman's Sampler
• The non-survival of Celtic place-names from the period before the Adventus Saxonum presents a perennial problem for students of Anglo-Saxon England.2004, Carole Hough, “The (Non?)-Survival of Romano-British Toponymy”, in Neuphilologische Mitteilungen, volume 105, number 1, →JSTOR, page…. From the entry Adventus Saxonum
• Many of the Sierra Nevada fans have associated perennial streams fed by rainfall, snowmelt or glacial icemelt in the catchments.2002, Ireneo Peter Martini, Victor R Baker, Guillermina Garzón, Flood and megaflood processes and deposits: recent and ancient examples. From the entry icemelt
• Finally, the perennial laugh-tracks of sitcoms and comedy shows let us know when something funny has been said or has happened.2002, Carla Meskill, Teaching and Learning in Real Time, →ISBN. From the entry laugh-track
• Stenandriums are evergreen, mostly stemless, herbaceous perennials with undivided, toothless, basal leaves and small, asymmetrical flowers in spikes.1980, Thomas H. Everett, The New York Botanical Garden Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horticulture, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 3226. From the entry stenandrium
• They are on middle ground now, that area of jazz which welcomes hardy perennials as well as mellowed recondites.1976, Coda Magazine: The Journal of Jazz and Improvised Music, Toronto, Ont.: Coda Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 25, column 1. From the entry recondite

Meaning of perennial

1. adjective Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.
2. adjective Continuing without cessation or intermission for several years, or for an undetermined or infinite period; never-ending or never failing; perpetual, unceasing.
3. adjective Appearing or recurring again and again; recurrent.

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Questions about perennial in a sentence

How do you use perennial in a sentence?

Perennial is used as an adjective and noun. For example: “His artwork has a perennial beauty.”

What is a short sentence with perennial?

“a perennial stream”

What does perennial mean?

Perennial means lasting or remaining active throughout the year, for multiple years, or all the time.