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biennial
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bi·en·ni·al  (b-n-l)
adj.
1. Lasting or living for two years.
2. Happening every second year.
3. Botany Having a life cycle that normally takes two growing seasons to complete.
n.
1. An event that occurs every two years.
2. Botany
a. A plant that normally requires two seasons to complete its life cycle, growing usually as a rosette in the first season and producing flowers and fruits and then dying in the second season.
b. A perennial plant, such as the English daisy, cultivated as a biennial.

bi·enni·al·ly adv.

biennial
Adjective
occurring every two years
Noun
a plant that completes its life cycle in two years

biennial  (b-n-l)
Adjective
Completing a life cycle normally in two growing seasons.
Noun
A biennial plant. In the first year, biennials normally produce a short stem, a rosette of leaves, and a fleshy root that acts as food supply. In the second season, biennials blossom, produce seed, use up their food supply, and die. Carrots, parsnips, and sugar beets are examples of biennials. Compare annualperennial
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.biennial - (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
Adj.1.biennialbiennial - having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
annual, one-year - completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants"
perennial - lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant"
2.biennial - occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"
periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"
Translations
biennial [baɪˈɛnɪəl] adj, nbienal f

biennial [baɪˈɛnɪəl] adjbiennal(e)bisannuel(le)
nbiennale f (= plant); plante bisannuelle

biennial [baɪˈɛnɪəl] adjzweijährlich

biennial [baɪˈɛnɪəl] adjbiennale
n(pianta) biennale f

biennial
adj biennial [baiˈeniəl]
(of plants etc) lasting for two years Wallflowers are biennial; a biennial plant. tweejarige ، حادِثٌ أو عائِشٌ كلَّ سَنَتيْن двугодишен dvouletý toårig zweijährig διετής (για φυτά κτλ.) bienal kaheaastane گیاهی که دو سال زنده است kaksivuotinen bisannuel דוּ-שׁנָתִי द्विवार्षिक dvogodišnji kétévenkénti, kétéves tahan dua tahunan tvíær biennale 二年生の (植物) 2년생의 dvimetis divgadīgs (augs) setiap dua tahun tweejarig toårig dwuletni bienal bienal двухлетний dvojročný dveleten dvogodišnji tvåårig, tvåårs-, bienn เกิดขึ้นทุก ๆ สองปี iki yıllık 二年生的 дворічний; такий, що трапляється раз у два роки دوسالہ hai năm 一次


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