Hypertext Webster Gateway: "biennial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Biennial \Bi*en"ni*al\, n.
1. Something which takes place or appears once in two years;
esp. a biennial examination.
2. (Bot.) A plant which exists or lasts for two years.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Biennial \Bi*en"ni*al\, a. [L. biennalis and biennis, fr.
biennium a space of two years; bis twice + annus year. Cf.
{Annual}.]
1. Happening, or taking place, once in two years; as, a
biennial election.
2. (Bot.) Continuing for two years, and then perishing, as
plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and
produce fruit the second.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
biennial
adj 1: occurring every second year; "they met at biennial
conventions" [syn: {biyearly}]
2: (botany) having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a
biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial
plants often grown as annuals" [syn: {two-year}] [ant: {perennial},
{annual}]
n : 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
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