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perennialization

perennialization noun: the conversion of a plant from an annual to a perennial.

Noun

perennialization (uncountable)

  1. 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

Origin of perennialization

From perennialize + -ation.

Questions about perennialization

What does perennialization mean?
Perennialization means the conversion of a plant from an annual to a perennial.
What part of speech is perennialization?
Perennialization is a noun.

Words near perennialization in the dictionary

  1. perennialism
  2. perennialist
  3. perennialistic
  4. perennialists
  5. perenniality
  6. perennialization
  7. perennialize
  8. perennialized
  9. perennializes
  10. perennializing
  11. perennially

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