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3 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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