Biennial - Definition
biennial
adj 1: having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life
cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often
grown as annuals" [syn: biennial, two-year] [ant:
annual, one-year, perennial]
2: occurring every second year; "they met at biennial
conventions" [syn: biennial, biyearly]
n 1: (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