biennial

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin biennium (“two-year period”), from bis (“two”) + annus (“year”); surface analysis bi- +‎ -ennial.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baɪˈɛnɪəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛnɪəl

Adjective

biennial (not comparable)

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

Synonyms

• biennary (uncommon); biannual (proscribed)

Related terms

• biennium
• biennially
• biannual, semiannual

Translations

happening every two years

• Bulgarian: двугодишен (dvugodišen)
• Dutch: tweejaarlijks
• Finnish: joka toinen vuosi tapahtuva
• French: bisannuel (fr)
• Galician: bienal m, f
• German: bisannuel, zweijährig (de)
• Irish: débhliantúil

• Japanese: 二年ごとの (にねんごとの, ninen goto no)
• Manx: daa-vleinoil
• Portuguese: bienal (pt)
• Romanian: bienal (ro)
• Russian: двухгоди́чный (ru) (dvuxgodíčnyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: dà bhliadhnail
• Spanish: bienal (es)

lasting for two years

• Finnish: kaksivuotinen
• Greek: διετής (el) (dietís)
• Irish: débhliantúil
• Japanese: 二年間続く (にねんかんつづく, ninenkan tsuzuku), 二年生の (にねんせいの, ninensei no, botany)
• Manx: daa-vleinoil

• Romanian: bienal (ro)
• Russian: двухле́тний (ru) (dvuxlétnij)
• Scottish Gaelic: dà bhliadhnail
• Spanish: bienio (es) m

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

• French: bisannuelle (fr) f
• Irish: débhliantóg f

• Scottish Gaelic: lus dà bhliadhnail m

See also

• annual
• perennial