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biennial::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | two-year |
a biennial life cycle.
parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals.
biennial::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | biyearly |
they met at biennial conventions.
biennial::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(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
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | plant, plant life, flora |
Examples of biennial
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The central point of this biennial event remains the one that gives it its name.
From the theepochtimes.com
Manchester's third biennial international arts festival, dedicated to new works.
From the independent.co.uk
The Society holds a biennial conference with approximately 400-700 participants.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Quilt National is a juried biennial exhibition of quilt art, first held in 1979.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For biennial sugar beets this means that they can't flower in their first year.
From the sciencedaily.com
They were the party animals attending the Zoo Friends of Houston biennial gala.
From the chron.com
That biennial 20-week legislative extravaganza has just passed its halfway point.
From the nytimes.com
In the past the Whitney Museum has tried different ways to organize its biennial.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- (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
- 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"
- (biennially) every two years; "this festival takes places biennially"
- (Biennials) A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its biological lifecycle. In the first year the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots (vegetative structures), then it enters a period of dormancy over the colder months. ...
- A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies; Happening every two years; Lasting for two years
- (Biennials) plants that only live for two years. Normally the plant would grow during year one but the plant would not flower until its second year.
- A plant whose normal growth cycle spans two growing seasons. Many biennials produce roots and a cluster of leaves near the surface of the ground the first year; flower, produce seed and die the second year.
- Use of a timeshare week every other year. Owners are often referred to as either "odd" or "even" year owners.
