Definition of Biennial

1. 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.

Generic synonyms: Flora, Plant, Plant Life
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology

2. Adjective. Having a life cycle lasting two seasons. "Parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
Exact synonyms: Two-year
Category relationships: Botany, Phytology
Antonyms: Annual, Perennial

3. Adjective. Occurring every second year. "They met at biennial conventions"
Exact synonyms: Biyearly
Similar to: Periodic, Periodical

Definition of Biennial

1. a. Happening, or taking place, once in two years; as, a biennial election.

2. n. Something which takes place or appears once in two years; esp. a biennial examination.

Definition of Biennial

1. an event that occurs every two years [n -S]

Medical Definition of Biennial

1. A plant whose life cycle extends for more than one but less than two years after germination. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Biennial

bieldier
bieldiest
bielding
bields
bieldy
biello-siegel criteria
Bielschowsky's disease
Bielschowsky's sign
Bielschowsky's stain
Biemond syndrome
bien
biennale
biennales
biennia
biennial (current term)
biennial (current term)
biennially
biennials
biennium
bienniums
bier
Bier's amputation
Bier's hyperaemia
Bier's method
Bierce
Biermer's anaemia
Biermer's disease
Biermer's sign
Biernacki's sign
biers

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