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PERENNIAL PLANT [1 record]

Record 1 2003-05-27

English

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

In botany, continuing more than 2 years; used specifically of a plant that dies back seasonally, but produces new growth from a persisting part, as a perennial herb.

OBS

Flowering and fruiting once, and then dying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Floriculture
OBS

Espèce végétale monocarpienne vivace, c'est-à-dire d'une plante qui vit plusieurs années, mais ne fleurit qu'une fois, puis meurt l'année de sa floraison.

OBS

plante vivace : Terme plutôt réservé aux plantes herbacées ornementales.

OBS

pérenne : Se dit d'une culture ou d'une plante dont le cycle de culture dure plusieurs années.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Floricultura
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