biennial

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Synonyms: biennia, triennial, vicennial, biennium, biannual, biennials, bigential, biunial, bigonial

Antonyms: biennia, triennial, vicennial, biennium, biannual, biennials, bigential, biunial, bigonial

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Adjective

1. {{U|happen|ing}} every [[two]] [[year]]s.
2. {{U|last|ing}} for two years.

Noun

1. A [[plant]] that requires [[two]] [[year]]s to complete its life-cycle, [[germinate|germinating]] and [[grow]]ing in its first year, then producing its [[flowers]] and [[fruit]] in its second year, after which it usually dies.
2. An event that happens every two years.

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