perennate

[per-uh-neyt, puh-ren-eyt]

verb (used without object)

Botany.

perennated, perennating 

1. to survive from season to season for an indefinite number of years.

perennate

/ pəˈrɛneɪt, ˈpɛrɪˌneɪt /

verb

1. (intr) (of plants) to live from one growing season to another, usually with a period of reduced activity between seasons

Other Word Forms

• perennation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of perennate¹

1615–25; < Latin perennātus, past participle of perennāre to continue for a long time, derivative of perennis; perennial, -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of perennate¹

C17: from Latin perennātus, from perennāre, from _per- (through) + annus year