Biennial Definition & Meaning
biennial
- adjective
- having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
- occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions"
- noun
- (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
"Biennial" in song lyrics
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"whitney biennial"
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"westmoreland museum juried biennial"
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"daniela rossell piece in whitney biennial 2006"
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Words that rhyme with biennial
Usage tips for "biennial"
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- What does biennial mean?
- having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals" occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" (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
- What part of speech is biennial?
- Biennial is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does biennial have?
- Biennial has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).