perennate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(per′ə nāt′, pə ren′āt)


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per•en•nate  (per′ə nāt′, pə ren′āt),USA pronunciation v.i., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. [Bot.]
  1. Plant Biologyto survive from season to season for an indefinite number of years.
  • Latin perennātus, past participle of perennāre to continue for a long time, derivative of perennis; see perennial, -ate1
  • 1615–25
per′en•na′tion, n. 

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