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biennial

bi·en·ni·al [ bī énnee əl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. two-yearly: happening every two years

2. flowering in second year: describes a plant that lives for two years and produces flowers and fruit in the second year

[Early 17th century. < Latin biennis "two-yearly" or biennium "two year period"]

bi·en·ni·al noun
bi·en·ni·al·ly adverb

Word Usage

See biannual.

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