biennial
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(botany) 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
Types & categories
- plant life hypernym
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Sense 2 adjective
having a life cycle lasting two seasons
a biennial life cycle
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Sense 3 adjective
occurring every second year
they met at biennial conventions
Related & opposite
- periodical similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | biennial |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | phytology |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plant life |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | annual |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | perennial |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | biennial |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | phytology |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | periodical |