| a. | 1. | Happening, or taking place, once in two years; |
| 2. | (Bot.) Continuing for two years, and then perishing, as plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and produce fruit the second. | |
| 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. |
| Noun | 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 |
| Adj. | 1. | biennial - occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" Synonyms: biyearly |
| 2. | biennial - having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals" Synonyms: two-year |
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