biennial

English

Etymology

From Latin biennium (“two-year period”), from bis (“two”) + annus (“year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /baɪˈɛnɪəl/

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• Rhymes: -aɪɛnɪəl

Adjective

biennial (not comparable)

1. Happening every two years.
2. Lasting for two years.

Translations

happening every two years

• Bulgarian: двугодишен (bg) (dvugodišen)
• Dutch: tweejaarlijks (nl)
• Finnish: joka (fi) toinen (fi) vuosi (fi) tapahtuva (fi)
• French: bisannuel (fr)

• German: bisannuel, zweijährig
• Japanese: 二年ごとの (ja) (にねんごとの, ninen goto no)
• Scottish Gaelic: dà bhliadhnail (gd)
• Spanish: bianual (es)

lasting for two years

• Finnish: kaksivuotinen (fi)
• Japanese: 二年間続く (ja) (にねんかんつづく, ninenkan tsuzuku), 二年生の (ja) (にねんせいの, ninensei no, botany)

• Scottish Gaelic: dà bhliadhnail (gd)

See also

• biennium
• biennially
• biannual
• semiannual

Noun

biennial (plural biennials)

1. A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.

Translations

plant

• Scottish Gaelic: lus dà bhliadhnail (gd) m

See also

• annual
• perennial