monivuotisessa

Monivuotisessa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective monivuotinen, meaning perennial or multi-year. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun in case and number, so monivuotinen becomes monivuotisessa when describing something in the inessive case (roughly “in a perennial”). The form is commonly used in horticulture, botany, and botanical descriptions to refer to species, varieties, or contexts that persist for more than one growing season.

Usage and examples can be found in plant descriptions and garden texts. For instance, a sentence such as Monivuotisessa kasvissa kasvaa useita kukkia translates to “In a perennial plant there are several flowers.” Another example is Valtaosa kasveista on monivuotisia, meaning “Most of the plants are perennials.” The term often appears in phrases describing beds, plots, or collections that feature perennials rather than annuals or biennials.

Grammatical notes and related terms: monivuotinen denotes the general concept of a plant or feature that lasts multiple years, while monivuotisia and monivuotisia kukkia illustrate the adjective’s other case forms in plural. Related concepts include vuotinen, used for annual occurrences, and biennial for two-year life cycles. In practical Finnish writing, monivuotinen and its inflected forms are common in garden guides, species descriptions, and horticultural catalogs to distinguish perennials from shorter-lived plants.