1. to survive from year to year; to persist or endure as a perennial plant
Usage: chiefly botanical or ecological; third-person singular present tense of 'perennate'

Examples

• The plant perennates through underground rhizomes that survive the winter.
• Many wildflowers perennate by storing energy in their root systems.
• This species perennates in temperate climates by going dormant during cold months.
• The grass perennates year after year without replanting.
• Perennial weeds perennate through various vegetative structures.