different between perennial vs spearwort

English

Etymology

1644, from Latin perennis (“lasting through the whole year”) (itself from per- (“through”) + annus (“year”)) + -al; surface analysis per- +? -ennial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p????ni.?l/

Adjective

perennial (not comparable)

1. Lasting or remaining active throughout the year, or all the time.

2. (botany, of a plant) Having a life cycle of more than two years.

   Coordinate terms: annual, biennial

3. (figuratively) Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual; never failing.

   Synonyms: perpetual, permanent, unceasing
4. (figuratively) Enduring; lasting; timeless.

   Synonyms: timeless, everlasting, perpetual; see also Thesaurus:eternal

5. (figuratively) Recurrent; appearing or recurring again and again.

   Synonyms: recurring, repetitious; see also Thesaurus:repetitive

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

perennial (plural perennials)

1. A perennial plant; a plant that is active throughout the year or survives for more than two growing seasons.

   Coordinate terms: annual, biennial, evergreen

Translations

Further reading

• perennial on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• perennial plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• -prenaline

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Middle English sperwort, sperewort, from Old English sperewyrt, i.e. spear +? wort

Noun

spearwort (countable and uncountable, plural spearworts)

1. Any of various perennial herbaceous plants in the Ranunculus (buttercup) genus.

Derived terms

• adder's-tongue spearwort (Ranunculus ophioglossifolius)
• creeping spearwort (Ranunculus flammula)
• greater spearwort, great spearwort (Ranunculus lingua)
• lesser spearwort (Ranunculus flammula)
• low spearwort (Ranunculus pusillus)
• water spearwort (Ranunculus lingua)
• water-plantain spearwort (Ranunculus ambigens)

Anagrams

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