biennial
A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in…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.
» Parsnip is a biennial species, like carrots.
Пастернак - двухлетнее растение, как и морковь.
Meaning
2 sensesA 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.
(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
An event that happens every two years.
Examples
4 sentencesParsnip is a biennial species, like carrots.
ruПастернак - двухлетнее растение, как и морковь.
Parsnip is a biennial species, similar to carrots.
ruПастернак - двухлетнее растение, как и морковь.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected in biennial elections.
Unlike similar competitions, the biennial New York Piano Competition is designed to nurture young talent.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“yearBorrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives). By surface analysis, bi- + -ennial.
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