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perennialize

verb

Etymology

From perennial + -ize.

  1. derived from *h₂et-✻ — “to go”
  2. borrowed from perennis — “lasting through the whole year or for several years, perennial; continual, everlasting, perpetual”
  3. suffixed as perennialize — “perennial + ize”

Definitions

  1. To return year after year as a perennial.

    • I recommend spending your bulb budget on bulbs that will perennialize in the garden, and if you need big tulips, purchase a bunch from the local florist.

  2. To make perennial.

    • The quest here is one of several around the world, to perennialize everything from sorghum to chickpeas to sunflowers.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA