- perennate
- peren·nate
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perennate
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perennate — [per′ə nāt΄, pə ren′āt] vi. perennated, perennating [< L perennatus, pp. of perennare, to last for many years, endure < perennis: see PERENNIAL] to survive from year to year for a number of years; be perennial perennation [per΄en nā′shən] n … English World dictionary
perennate — intransitive verb ( nated; nating) Etymology: Latin perennatus, past participle of perennare, from perennis Date: circa 1623 to live over from one growing season to another < a perennating rhizome > • perennation noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
perennate — perennation, n. /per euh nayt , peuh ren ayt/, v.i., perennated, perennating. Bot. to survive from season to season for an indefinite number of years. [1615 25; < L perennatus, ptp. of perennare to continue for a long time, deriv. of perennis;… … Universalium
perennate — verb To survive from one growing season to the next See Also: perennation, perennial … Wiktionary
perennate — v. survive from one season to the following season, live perennially … English contemporary dictionary
perennate — /ˈpɛrəneɪt/ (say perhnayt) verb (i) (perennated, perennating) 1. (of a plant) to last more than one year. 2. (of a plant or animal) to develop a resting stage in response to an unfavourable environment, as by overwintering or becoming dormant.… …
perennate — verb survive from season to season, of plants • Derivationally related forms: ↑perennial, ↑perennation • Hypernyms: ↑survive, ↑last, ↑live, ↑live on, ↑go, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Nepenthes thorelii — A lower pitcher of the lectotype of N. thorelii held at the Paris herbarium Conservation status … Wikipedia
perennation — noun the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant) • Derivationally related forms: ↑perennate • Topics: ↑plant, ↑flora, ↑plant life • Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
perennation — noun see perennate … New Collegiate Dictionary
