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perennate

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

verb (used without object), -nat·ed, -nat·ing. Botany.

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

Origin:
1615–25; < Latin perennātus, past participle of perennāre to continue for a long time, derivative of perennis; see perennial, -ate¹

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per·en·na·tion, noun

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perennate (ˈpɛrɪˌneɪt, pəˈrɛneɪt)

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

[C17: from Latin perennātus, from perennāre, from per- (through) + annus year]

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