Parsnip is a biennial species, similar to carrots.
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Biennial
//baɪˈɛn.i.əl//
Synonyms for "biennial" (96 found)
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2 entriesSynonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
derived
2 entriesderived from
1 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
14 entriessimilar
3 entriesTranslations
53 translations across 25 languages.
Belarusian
2 entries- двухгадо́вы adj (happening every two years)
- двухгадо́вы adj (lasting for two years)
Bulgarian
1 entries- двугоди́шен adj (happening every two years)
Catalan
2 entries- bianual adj (happening every two years)
- biennal adj (happening every two years)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 二年生植物 noun (plant)
Dutch
1 entries- tweejaarlijks adj (happening every two years)
Finnish
3 entries- joka toinen vuosi tapahtuva adj (happening every two years)
- kaksivuotinen adj (lasting for two years)
- biennaali noun (event)
French
4 entries- biennal adj (happening every two years)
- biennal adj (lasting for two years)
- bisannuel adj (happening every two years)
- bisannuelle noun (plant)
Galician
1 entries- bienal adj (happening every two years)
German
4 entries- biennal adj (happening every two years)
- biennal adj (lasting for two years)
- zweijährig adj (lasting for two years)
- zweijährlich adj (happening every two years)
Greek
1 entries- διετής adj (lasting for two years)
Irish
3 entries- débhliantúil adj (happening every two years)
- débhliantúil adj (lasting for two years)
- débhliantóg noun (plant)
Italian
2 entries- biennale adj (happening every two years)
- biennale noun (event)
Japanese
3 entries- 二年ごとの adj (happening every two years)
- 二年生の adj (lasting for two years)
- 二年間続く adj (lasting for two years)
Kazakh
1 entries- екіжылдық adj (lasting for two years)
Manx
2 entries- daa-vleinoil adj (happening every two years)
- daa-vleinoil adj (lasting for two years)
Polish
4 entries- codwuletni adj (happening every two years)
- codwuroczny adj (happening every two years)
- dwuletni adj (lasting for two years)
- dwuroczny adj (lasting for two years)
Portuguese
2 entries- bienal adj (happening every two years)
- bienal adj (lasting for two years)
Romanian
2 entries- bienal adj (happening every two years)
- bienal adj (lasting for two years)
Russian
2 entries- двухгоди́чный adj (happening every two years)
- двухле́тний adj (lasting for two years)
Scottish Gaelic
3 entries- dà bhliadhnail adj (happening every two years)
- dà bhliadhnail adj (lasting for two years)
- lus dà bhliadhnail noun (plant)
Slovak
1 entries- bienále noun (event)
Spanish
2 entries- bienal adj (happening every two years)
- bienal adj (lasting for two years)
Swedish
1 entries- biennal noun (event)
Turkish
1 entries- bienal noun (event)
Ukrainian
4 entries- дволі́тній adj (happening every two years)
- дволі́тній adj (lasting for two years)
- дворі́чний adj (happening every two years)
- дворі́чний adj (lasting for two years)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected in biennial elections.
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Parsnip is a biennial species, like carrots.
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Unlike similar competitions, the biennial New York Piano Competition is designed to nurture young talent.
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