Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial (frae Laitin per, meanin 'through', an annus, meanin 'year') is a plant that lives for mair nor twa year.^[1] The term is aften uised tae differentiate a plant frae shorter-lived annuals an biennials. The term is widely uised tae distinguish plants wi awee or na widdy growth frae trees an shrubs, whilk is technically perennials an aa.^[2]