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biennial
bi·en·ni·al B0235500 (bī-ĕn′ē-əl)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·en′ni·al·ly adv.biennial (baɪˈɛnɪəl) adj1. occurring every two years2. lasting two years. Compare biannualn3. (Botany) a plant, such as the carrot, that completes its life cycle within two years, developing vegetative storage parts during the first year and flowering and fruiting in its second year. Compare annual3, perennial34. an event that takes place every two years biˈennially advbi•en•ni•al (baɪˈɛn i əl)
adj. 1. happening every two years: biennial games. 2. lasting or enduring for two years. 3. (of a plant) requiring two years to complete a life cycle; blooming and forming seeds in the second year. n. 4. an event occurring once in two years. 5. a biennial plant. Also, biyearly (for defs. 1, 2).[1615–25] bi•en′ni•al•ly, adv. bi·en·ni·al (bī-ĕn′ē-əl)Adjective Completing a life cycle normally in two growing seasons.Noun A biennial plant. Carrots, parsnips, and sugar beets are some examples of biennials.biennial1. A plant with a two-year life cycle.2. A plant that dies after its second growing season, usually not flowering until the second year.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  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 seasonplant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotionphytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants | | Adj. | 1. |  biennial - having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"two-yearphytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plantsannual, 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"biyearlyperiodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust" |
Translationsbiennial (baiˈeniəl) adjective (of plants etc) lasting for two years. Wallflowers are biennial; a biennial plant. (指植物)兩年生而於第二年結實的 两年一次的，二年生的 biennial
biennial, plant requiring two years to complete its life cycle, as distinguished from an annualannual,
plant that germinates from seed, blossoms, produces seed, and dies within one year. Annuals propagate themselves by seed only, unlike many biennials and perennials. They are thus especially suited to environments that have a short growing season.
..... Click the link for more information. or a perennialperennial,
any plant that under natural conditions lives for several to many growing seasons, as contrasted to an annual or a biennial. Botanically, the term perennial applies to both woody and herbaceous plants (see stem) and thus includes numerous members of the kingdom.
..... Click the link for more information. . In the first year a biennial usually produces a rosette of leaves (e.g., the cabbage) and a fleshy root, which acts as a food reserve over the winter. During the second year the plant produces flowers and seeds and, having exhausted its food reserve, then dies. Short-lived perennials (e.g., the hollyhock) are often treated as biennials. Some biennials will, like annuals, bloom in the same season if sown early; others reseed themselves or produce offsets, thus perpetuating the plant indefinitely so that it becomes essentially a perennial. There are very few true biennials. Many are crop plants, such as carrots and parsnips, which are harvested for their succulent roots at the end of their first growing season.biennial a plant, such as the carrot, that completes its life cycle within two years, developing vegetative storage parts during the first year and flowering and fruiting in its second year biennial
biennial adjective Referring to or occurring every 2 years.
noun Any serial or periodical with a frequency of publication of every 2 years.biennial - occurring every two years.
- a plant that lives for two seasons (or years), germinating from seed and growing to maturity in the first season with food storage in swollen roots for overwintering. In the second season flowers, fruit and seeds are produced before death occurs. Such plants are herbaceous rather than woody, e.g. the Canterbury Bell (Campanula) and the carrot. See ANNUAL, PERENNIAL.
biennial
BiannualTwice each year. It is used in business in a variety of circumstances. For example, a board of directors may meet or the company may distribute dividends biannually. Biennial means the same thing. See also: Quarter.biennialOccurring every 2 years. Contrast with biannual, which means occurring twice a year. (It's important to know the difference if an adjustable-rate mortgage provides for rate changes biannually or biennially.)biennial
Synonyms for biennialnoun (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to completeRelated Words- plant life
- flora
- plant
- phytology
- botany
adj having a life cycle lasting two seasonsSynonymsRelated WordsAntonymsadj occurring every second yearSynonymsRelated Words |