per·en·nate (pĕr′ə-nāt′, pə-rĕn′āt) intr.v. per·en·nat·ed ,
per·en·nat·ing ,
per·en·nates To survive from one growing season to the next, often with a period of reduced or arrested growth between seasons. Used of plants or plant parts.
[Latin perennāre , perennāt- , to last many years , from perennis , lasting for years ; see perennial .]
per′en·na′tion n.
perennate (ˈpɛrɪˌneɪt; pəˈrɛneɪt ) vb (Botany) (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]
perennate Past participle: perennatedGerund: perennatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative perennate perennate
Present I perennate you perennate he/she/it perennates we perennate you perennate they perennate
Preterite I perennated you perennated he/she/it perennated we perennated you perennated they perennated
Present Continuous I am perennating you are perennating he/she/it is perennating we are perennating you are perennating they are perennating
Present Perfect I have perennated you have perennated he/she/it has perennated we have perennated you have perennated they have perennated
Past Continuous I was perennating you were perennating he/she/it was perennating we were perennating you were perennating they were perennating
Past Perfect I had perennated you had perennated he/she/it had perennated we had perennated you had perennated they had perennated
Future I will perennate you will perennate he/she/it will perennate we will perennate you will perennate they will perennate
Future Perfect I will have perennated you will have perennated he/she/it will have perennated we will have perennated you will have perennated they will have perennated
Future Continuous I will be perennating you will be perennating he/she/it will be perennating we will be perennating you will be perennating they will be perennating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been perennating you have been perennating he/she/it has been perennating we have been perennating you have been perennating they have been perennating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been perennating you will have been perennating he/she/it will have been perennating we will have been perennating you will have been perennating they will have been perennating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been perennating you had been perennating he/she/it had been perennating we had been perennating you had been perennating they had been perennating
Conditional I would perennate you would perennate he/she/it would perennate we would perennate you would perennate they would perennate
Past Conditional I would have perennated you would have perennated he/she/it would have perennated we would have perennated you would have perennated they would have perennated
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. perennate - survive from season to season, of plantslive on ,
survive ,
last ,
live ,
endure ,
hold out ,
hold up ,
go - continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"