perennate

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

verb (used without object)

, Botany.

, per·en·nat·ed, per·en·nat·ing.

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 Words From

• peren·nation 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