Category:Persistent

Per*sist"ent, a. Etym: [l. persistens, -entis, p.pr. of persistere. See persist.]

1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious of Position or purpose.

2. (biol.)

Defn: remaining beyond the period when parts of the same kind Sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as, persistent teeth Or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed to deciduous, and caducous.