biennial

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /baɪˈɛnɪəl/

Adjective

biennial (not comparable)

1. Happening every two years.
2. Lasting for two years.

Synonyms

• biennary (uncommon); biannual (proscribed)

Related terms

• biennium
• biennially
• biannual, semiannual

Translations

• French: bisannuel
• German: bisannuel, zweijährig
• Portuguese: bienal
• Russian: двухгоди́чный
• Spanish: bienal

Translations

• Russian: двухле́тний
• Spanish: bienio

Noun

biennial (plural biennials)

1. 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.

Translations

• French: bisannuelle

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