1. (

• biennial

) (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 ;

1. (

• biennial ,
• two-year ,

) having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals" ;

2. (

• biennial ,
• biyearly ,

) occurring every second year; "they met at biennial conventions" ;