What is "biennial" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does biennial mean in English? Meaning of biennial definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "biennial" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "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

Noun

  • Meaning: (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
  • Synonyms: biennial
  • Hypernyms: flora plant plant life
  • Meaning of "biennial": having a life cycle lasting two seasons

    Adjective

  • Meaning: having a life cycle lasting two seasons
  • Example: a biennial life cycle parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals
  • Synonyms: biennial two-year
  • Antonyms: annual one-year perennial
  • Meaning of "biennial": occurring every second year

    Adjective

  • Meaning: occurring every second year
  • Example: they met at biennial conventions
  • Synonyms: biennial biyearly
  • Similar: periodic periodical
  • Adjective: Happening every two years.Lasting for two years.
  • Synonyms:

    flower, shrub, tree, vine, grass, shoot, perennial, slip, annual, bush, cutting, sprout, seedling, weed, herb, greenery, creeper,

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    biennial in English: biennial
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