What does per-sĕro mean in Latin?

per-sĕro, a verb, means “to sow”.

verb

per-sĕro

per-sĕro, sēvi, 3, v. a.,

I. to sow or plant (post-class.): quod (semen) non persevit, Sid. Carm. 7, 386.

per-sĕro, ĕre, 3, v. a.,

I. to stick or run through (post-class.): resticulas per ficos maturas perserunt, Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 5.