perennate

American  

[per-uh-neyt, puh-ren-eyt] / ˈpɛr əˌneɪt, pəˈrɛn eɪt /

verb (used without object)

Botany.

perennated, perennating

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

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perennate British  

/ pəˈrɛneɪt, ˈpɛrɪˌneɪt /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• perennation noun

Etymology

Origin of perennate

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