biennia
Singular of biennia is biennium.
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Singular of biennia is biennium.
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ETYM Latin biennalis and biennis, from biennium a space of two years; bis twice + annus year. Related to Annual.
1. Occurring every second year; SYN. biyearly.
2. (Botany) Having a life cycle lasting two seasons; SYN. two-year.
biyearly · period · period of time · time period · two-year
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Množina: biennials
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.
A plant living for two years and flowering in the second.
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Množina: biennial plants
Plant that completes its life cycle in two years. During the first year it grows vegetatively and the surplus food produced is stored in its perennating organ, usually the root. In the following year these food reserves are used for the production of leaves, flowers, and seeds, after which the plant dies. Many root vegetables are biennials, including the carrot Daucus carota and parsnip Pastinaca sativa. Some garden plants that are grown as biennials are actually perennials, for example, the wallflower Cheiranthus cheiri.
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Every two years.
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