biennial

(noun)

a plant that requires two years to complete its life cycle

Related Terms

Examples of biennial in the following topics:

  • References

    • Larson (eds. ), Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference in Natural Resource Education (pp.44-49), Columbia, MO, USA.

  • Plant Life Spans

    • Biennials, such as carrots, complete their life cycle in two seasons.
    • In a biennial's first season, the plant has a vegetative phase, whereas in the next season, it completes its reproductive phase.

  • Candidates for Congressional Elections

    • (as elected in the biennial elections) Occasionally terms are applied in a slightly anachronistic way, such as for Federalists and Democratic-Republicans in the first few years on the Congress, or for Whigs during Jackson's presidency.

  • The General Election Campaign

    • Some parallels can be drawn between the general election in parliamentary systems and the biennial elections determining all House seats.

  • Genetic Control of Flowers

    • Many perennial and most biennial plants require vernalization to flower.

  • Contemporary African Art

    • Art biennials are held in Dakar, Senegal, and Johannesburg, South Africa.