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perennation

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per·en·nate  (pr-nt, p-rnt)
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 perennre, perennt-, to last many years, from perennis, lasting for years; see perennial.]
peren·nation n.
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Noun1.perennation - the process of living through a number of years (as a perennial plant)
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
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