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PERENNIAL

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French Equivalent: Plante vivace

Definition:
A perennial is a plant that lives from year to year, becoming dormant after one growing season and sending up new shoots for the next growing season.

Source Publication:
Glossary of Environment Statistics, Studies in Methods, Series F, No. 67, United Nations, New York, 1997.

Statistical Theme: Environmental statistics

Created on Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Last updated on Tuesday, March 11, 2003