different between perennial vs yacca

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish yaca, from Taíno.

Noun

yacca (plural yaccas)

1. Either of two large evergreens of the West Indies, Podocarpus coriaceus and Podocarpus purdicanus.

Further reading

• Podocarpus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From a native Australian name.

Alternative forms

• yacka, yakka

Noun

yacca (plural yaccas)

1. Any of the various Australian perennial flowering plants of the genus Xanthorrhoea

Synonyms

• grasstree, grass tree
• blackboy

Further reading

• Xanthorrhoea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Xanthorrhoea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies