This term is used especially for plants like herbs that produce new growth year after year from the same root structure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

All seem to agree that the money should be used for long term development needs like roads, education,and healthcare.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

Osman says long-term residents like her were already struggling to find enough food and water for thousands of recent arrivals from Mogadishu.

VOA: standard.2009.10.06

And Rutherford, like most tourism operators, believes the World Cup will help the economy in the long-term.

VOA: standard.2010.06.03

"If you look at things like infection,pre-term delivery, even gestational diabetes mellitus, they are all reduced with givng pregnant women higher doses of vitamin D."

VOA: standard.2010.05.28