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perennialization en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English perennialize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English perennialization From perennialize + -ation.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The conversion of a plant from an annual to a perennial
    • In fact, research in Canada, Australia, China and the United States over the last 30 years suggests that perennialization of the major grain crops like wheat, rice, sorghum and sunflowers can be developed in the foreseeable future. 2009 January 5, Wes Jackson, Wendell Berry, “A 50-Year Farm Bill”, in New York Times: