biennial
(noun)
a plant that requires two years to complete its life cycle
Examples of biennial in the following topics:
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References
- Larson (eds. ), Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference in Natural Resource Education (pp.44-49), Columbia, MO, USA.
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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.
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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.
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The General Election Campaign
- Some parallels can be drawn between the general election in parliamentary systems and the biennial elections determining all House seats.
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Genetic Control of Flowers
- Many perennial and most biennial plants require vernalization to flower.
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Contemporary African Art
- Art biennials are held in Dakar, Senegal, and Johannesburg, South Africa.