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perennate
per·en·nate
[
pérrə nàyt,
pə ré nàyt
]
(
past and past participle
per·en·nat·ed
,
present participle
per·en·nat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
per·en·nates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
survive between growing seasons:
to survive from one growing season to the next with reduced or arrested growth between seasons
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
perennat-
, past participle of
perennare
"last for years" <
perennis
(see
perennial
)
]
per·en·na·tion
[
pèrrə náysh'n
]
noun
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per·en·na·tion [ pèrrə náysh'n ] noun
