Open Dictionary
mouse here to listen, click to choose/add more
Location: USA
Source: Learn That Word
Profile URL: www.learnthat.org

Are you a native English speaker? How do you pronounce this word?

Thank you for contributing!
upload mp3 file or record now it's easy, promised!

{%type%} Definitions

WordNet 3.0Copyright Princeton University
{%wordnet%}
Definitions.net
{%definitions_com%}

Videos

Short "hint"

An event happens once every two years. A plant that grows leaves and roots the first year, and flowers and fruit the second.

edit
Usage examples (42)
  • The turnip is a biennial cool-weather crop, grown mostly in cool climates.
  • A biennial life cycle
  • They met at biennial conventions
  • Carrots are called biennial plants and flower only every two years.
...click for more
Tutoring comment
  • Did you mean "biannual" (twice a year) or "biennial" (every two years)?
add more
The Open Dictionary of English is a collaborative project, based on Open Source materials, LearnThat resources, and partner APIs.
We give special thanks to our LearnThat volunteers, as well as Princeton University and Wiktionary for their Open Source word data. We're also grateful for the support given by Google, Wordnik.com, Dictionary.com, Stands4.com and YouTube, OEDILF.com, Kylescholz.com, Best-Practice.com, Forvo.com, as well as the generous Creative Commons community.