biennial

English

Borrowed from Latin bienni(um) (“two-year period”) [from bis, bi- (“twice”) + annus (“year”)] + -al (suffix forming adjectives); surface analysis bi- +‎ -ennial.

biennial (not comparable)

happening every two years

Bulgarian: двугодишен (dvugodišen)
Catalan: biennal, bianual (ca)
Dutch: tweejaarlijks (nl)
Finnish: joka toinen vuosi tapahtuva
French: bisannuel (fr)
Galician: bienal m or f
German: bisannuel, zweijährig (de)
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Irish: débhliantúil
Japanese: 二年ごとの (にねんごとの, ninen goto no)
Manx: daa-vleinoil
Portuguese: bienal (pt)
Romanian: bienal (ro)
Russian: двухгоди́чный (ru) (dvuxgodíčnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: dà bhliadhnail
Spanish: bienal (es)

lasting for two years

Finnish: kaksivuotinen (fi)
Greek: διετής (el) (dietís)
Irish: débhliantúil
Japanese: 二年間続く (にねんかんつづく, ninenkan tsuzuku), 二年生の (にねんせいの, ninensei no, botany)
Manx: daa-vleinoil
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Romanian: bienal (ro)
Russian: двухле́тний (ru) (dvuxlétnij)
Scottish Gaelic: dà bhliadhnail
Spanish: bienio (es) m

biennial (plural biennials)

A plant that requires two years to complete its life-cycle, germinating and growing in its first year, then producing its flowers and fruit in its second year, after which it usually dies.

plant