I. adjective
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hardy perennial
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■ NOUN
favorite
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A few breakfast items are available early in the day, most notably biscuits with gravy, which is a perennial favorite .
plant
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A well defined form According to my dictionary, a tree can be any perennial plant having a self-supporting woody main stem.
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This perennial plant has leaves resembling those of some Cryptocoryne species.
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Twenty thousand perennial plants will bloom, including those in a display explaining how to use colour in the garden.
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In the submersed form R. humilis is a perennial plant cultivated and reproduced as E. quadricostatus.
problem
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But the perennial problem of providing for other children remained.
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His answer touched the perennial problems and pretensions of politicians.
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Crying Crying is a perennial problem with young children from babyhood on.
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Alison MacDonald on the perennial problem of child care.
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Did the women of the locality - and/or the imagination - constitute a perennial problem ?
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Money and how to get hold of it were the perennial problems that refused to go away.
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Then came the perennial problem - do I put the neckband on next, or the front bands.
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The first was the perennial problem of the two-front war.
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perennial problems of the local economy
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High unemployment rates are a perennial problem in several European countries.
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Mickey Mouse remains a perennial favorite.
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Severe and unpredictable weather is a perennial danger for mountain climbers.
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Following the annual migration of food preparation to the outdoors is the perennial question: How shall these delicacies be washed down?
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For the hell of it l do an extra set of bun-twisters on my back, a perennial crowd-pleaser.
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In the United States apples and other perennial food crops constituted 16 % of the total value of food crops in 1998.
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John Munger, perennial troublemaker on the Board of Regents, attacked both affirmative action and tenure.
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Markets only work at the cost of perennial insecurity for producers.
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They may take a week or so to work, but can kill most deep-rooted perennial weeds without being persistent.
II. noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
hardy
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We asked Volvo, famed for cars that outlast the hardiest perennials , to find a solution.
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A Astilbes are hardy herbaceous perennials which prefer a deep, moist, loamy soil.
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Coming on to a new series for the first time could be a daunting prospect even to the acting profession's hardy perennials .
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We aim to present a wide range of hardy perennials and shrubs providing plenty of interest throughout the year.
herbaceous
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New herbaceous perennials planted now will put on plenty of root growth before winter, giving a better display next year.
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Hellebores tend to be more expensive than other herbaceous perennials .
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Such fibrous-rooted subjects as bedding plants, lettuces and most herbaceous perennials will tolerate being transplanted.
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A Astilbes are hardy herbaceous perennials which prefer a deep, moist, loamy soil.
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I would like to fill it with herbaceous perennials , which would be suitable?
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Nevertheless I like to have a constant supply of fresh flowers in the house. Herbaceous perennials suit my purposes admirably.
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We have shrubs and herbaceous perennials which provide foliage for arrangements all year round as well as flowers in season.
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Summer's herbaceous perennials can quickly transform the garden scene with their vigorous growth.
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But many of the old scents were upon those newly flowering perennials.
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New herbaceous perennials planted now will put on plenty of root growth before winter, giving a better display next year.
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No selection of prickly perennials would be complete without Acanthus spinosus.
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Such fibrous-rooted subjects as bedding plants, lettuces and most herbaceous perennials will tolerate being transplanted.
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They are as melodies to the violinist, or perennials to a flower garden.
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This is also the time to experiment with some unusual perennials and ornamental grasses you might not buy normally.
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You might pair them with a new perennial vine, since the annual will supply the flowers as the perennial establishes itself.