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Synonyms for perennials
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : puh-ren-ee-uhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : pəˈrɛn i əl |
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Définition of perennials
Origin :- 1640s, "evergreen," formed in English from Latin perennis "lasting through the year (or years)," from per- "through" (see per) + annus "year" (see annual). Botanical sense of "Remaining alive through a number of years" is attested from 1670s; figurative meaning of "enduring, permanent" is from 1750. Related: Perennially. For vowel change, see biennial. The noun meaning "a perennial plant" is from 1763.
- As in plant : noun organism belonging to the vegetable kingdom
- As in flower : noun bloom of a plant
- Cut down the stems of perennials which have done flowering, pull up annuals that are spent, and rake and clear the ground.
- Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
- Shrubbery can be used in connection with perennials with most satisfactory results.
- Extract from : « Amateur Gardencraft » by Eben E. Rexford
- As will be seen, I have not in my borders a large assortment of perennials.
- Extract from : « A Garden with House Attached » by Sarah Warner Brooks
- In sowing classify according to whether they are annuals or perennials.
- Extract from : « The Vegetable Garden » by Anonymous
- Biennials, and also most perennials, must be raised every year to keep up the supply.
- Extract from : « A Woman's Hardy Garden » by Helena Rutherfurd Ely
- And as they sow themselves, people often mistake them for perennials.
- Extract from : « Gardening for Little Girls » by Olive Hyde Foster
- Biennials and perennials should be sown before the middle of the month.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 » by Various
- It was the time for bulbs to be in flower, and the spring perennials.
- Extract from : « The Side Of The Angels » by Basil King
- “Pronunciation is more important for me than perennials, if not so pleasant,” she said.
- Extract from : « The Idyl of Twin Fires » by Walter Prichard Eaton
- The bulbs and perennials sown the year before were an experiment.
- Extract from : « The Idyl of Twin Fires » by Walter Prichard Eaton
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