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PLURIANNUEL [3 records]

Record 1 2014-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

That lasts, takes place over, or is valid for a number of years ...

CONT

... some budgetary appropriations grant authority for the current and subsequent fiscal years, but no forecast is made of expenditures under multi-year authorities of this type previously granted.

PHR

Multi-year authority, contract, projections, variations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Qui dure plusieurs années.

PHR

Contrat, plan pluriannuel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vocabulario general
PHR

Contrato de varios años.

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Record 2 2008-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)
  • Botany
DEF

Continuing or lasting for several years.

CONT

perennial vegetation: Vegetation that lives for more than one year, usually many years.

CONT

Perennial woody species.

OBS

Used specifically of a plant (as delphinium) that dies back seasonally and produces new growth from a perennating part.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Floriculture
  • Botanique
DEF

Se dit des plantes cultivées dont la vie, et parfois l'exploitation, s'étend sur plusieurs années.

OBS

Au féminin : pluriannuelle.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-12-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Plants in which the vegetative structures live year after year.

OBS

The herbaceous perennials pass unfavorable seasons as dormant underground roots, rhizomes, bulbs or tubers. The woody perennials survive above ground but usually stop growing during the unfavorable seasons.

OBS

Perrenial is the opposite of annual.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Se dit d'une plante dont la racine vit un certain nombre d'années (plus de deux ou trois ans).

OBS

Les plantes pérennes herbacées passent les saisons défavorables sous forme de racine, rhizomes, bulbes ou tubercules souterrains. Les plantes pérennes ligneuses survivent au-dessus du sol, mais leur croissance cesse généralement pendant les saisons défavorables.

OBS

Cette notion s'oppose à celle désignée par le terme annuel.

OBS

Au féminin : pluriannuelle.

Spanish

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