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biennial definition
biennial |
Grep of noun biennial biennial Overview of noun biennial The noun biennial has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. biennial -- (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) Overview of adj biennial The adj biennial has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. biennial, biyearly -- (occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions") 2. biennial, two-year -- ((botany) having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals") Antonyms of adj biennial 1 of 2 senses of biennial Sense 2 biennial (vs. perennial) (vs. annual), two-year perennial (vs. annual) (vs. biennial) annual (vs. biennial) (vs. perennial), one-year Similarity of adj biennial 2 senses of biennial Sense 1 biennial, biyearly Pertains to noun year (Sense 1) =>year, twelvemonth, yr => time period, period, period of time Sense 2 biennial (vs. perennial) (vs. annual), two-year Attributes of adj biennial Familiarity of adj biennial biennial used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj biennial biennial Overview of noun biennial The noun biennial has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. biennial -- (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) Overview of adj biennial The adj biennial has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. biennial, biyearly -- (occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions") 2. biennial, two-year -- ((botany) having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals")
biennial definition
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