biennial Definition
bi·en·nial (bī en′ē əl)
adjective
- happening every two years
- lasting or living two years
Etymology: < L biennium, period of two years < bi-, bi- + annus, year + -al
noun
- a biennial event or occurrence
- Bot. a plant that lasts two years, usually producing flowers and seed the second year
biennial Related Forms
bi·en′·ni·ally adverb
biennial Usage Examples
Converse of object
sow: Sowing biennials In mild areas, toward the end of the month, you can start to sow biennials for flowering next spring.
Adjective modifier
- hardy: Hardy biennials can be sown this month, into a nursery bed or pots stored in a greenhouse or cold frame.
- second: Remove annuals and second year biennials that have finished flowering.
- tall: Teasels are tall biennials, forming a rosette of leaves in their first year, and flowering in their second year.
- fourth: COIL magazine - 1999 The Raw and the Cooked - The fourth ICA Biennial.
Modifies a noun
- congress: Bunyan represented the London Labor Party Sports Association at the fifth biennial congress of the Lucerne Sports International held in Prague during October 1929.
- conference: The 2005 biennial conference was held at the Royal Society in May 2005.
- symposium: Seven biennial international symposia, three major publications and 12 research projects into glaciers, soils, ecosystems and rare animals have been sponsored.
- weed: The life cycle of a biennial weed requires two years to complete.
- herb: It is a large biennial herb with glossy green leaves with white flowers from midsummer.
- festival: For the next few years there will no longer be a biennial festival.
Modifying Another Word
- usually: The Easter Ski Trip, which is usually biennial, is primarily for Year 7 and 8 students.
- sometimes: Spreading growth, hardy, and sometimes biennial bearing.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near biennial
- ‹ Bienne
- ‹ biennale
- ‹ bien-pensant
- ‹ bien entendu
- ‹ Bielsko-Biała
- ‹ Bielefeld
- ‹ Biel
- ‹ Biedermeier
- ‹ bidonville
- ‹ bidirectional

