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persistent

1. (of plant parts) remaining attached to the plant after the normal time of withering
2. Zoology
a. (of parts normally present only in young stages) present in the adult
b. continuing to grow or develop after the normal period of growth
3. (of a chemical, esp when used as an insecticide) slow to break down; not easily degradable
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persistent

[pər′sis·tənt]
(botany)
Of a leaf, withering but remaining attached to the plant during the winter.
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Permanent. See persistent storage, persistent data, persistent name and persistent object.
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Pouchelon, "Ante-mortem diagnosis of persistent truncus arteriosus in an 8-year-old asymptomatic dog," Journal of Veterinary Cardiology, vol.
Complex congenital heart disease was found in seven patients including pulmonary atresia, interrupted aortic arch, transposition of the great arteries, and persistent truncus arteriosus.
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