longévif

French

Etymology

From longé (long) + vif (life).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /lɔ̃.ʒe.vif/

Adjective

longévif (feminine longévive, masculine plural longévifs, feminine plural longévives)

  1. (uncommon) long-lived
    2009, Pascal Collin; Yann Dumas, “Que savons-nous de l'ailante (Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle) ? [What do we know about A. altissima?]”, in Revue Forestière Française, volume 61, number 2, →DOI, pages 117-130:
    Mais comme le fait remarquer Kowarik (2007), sa reproduction végétative le rend en quelque sorte très longévif, le premier individu introduit aux États-Unis en 1784 étant toujours présent grâce à ses drageons.
    But as it is mentioned by Kowarik (2007), vegetative reproduction makes [A. altissima] very long-lived, in a way. The first individual planted in the United States in 1784 is still there thanks to its suckers.

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