v.
Pronunciation: ' per- ə - ˌ n ā t, p ə - ' re- ˌ n ā t
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form: -nat · ed ; -nat · ing
Etymology: Latin perennatus, past participle of perennare, from perennis
Date: circa 1623
: to live over from one growing season to another <a perennating rhizome>
– per · en · na · tion \ ˌ per- ə - ' n ā -sh ə n \ noun