Definition of
biennial has definitions from the field of botany
1
[ adjective ] (botany) having a life cycle lasting two seasons

Synonyms

two-year

Examples

"a biennial life cycle" "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"

Related terms

perennial annual botany

2
[ adjective ] occurring every second year

Synonyms

biyearly

Examples

"they met at biennial conventions"

Related terms

year year

3
[ 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

Related terms

plant

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Rhymes with

triennial perennial millennial centennial bicentennial aerial pineal intracranial lineal testimonial menial ceremonial matrimonial patrilineal matrilineal patrimonial colonial entrepreneurial venereal binomial burial actuarial secretarial malarial radial terrestrial proverbial extraterrestrial endometrial polynomial medial tracheal gabriel material bronchial vestigial adverbial immaterial cereal laryngeal serial filial coaxial collegial biaxial remedial trivial memorial immemorial vitriol convivial mercurial arterial bacterial managerial antibacterial primordial imperial industrial myocardial ethereal dictatorial curatorial editorial conspiratorial professorial ambassadorial alluvial israel gubernatorial senatorial equatorial jovial pluvial fluvial musial parochial custodial microbial raptorial territorial arboreal advertorial magisterial marsupial tutorial pictorial extraterritorial ministerial sartorial colloquial

Phonetic and Homophones

B AY0 EH1 N IY0 AH0 L

Similar Spelling

biennially biannual biannually

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