Examples of “biennial” in a Sentence

adjective Happening once every two years.

• The biennial conference returns to Lisbon next spring.
• Funding is reviewed on a biennial basis.
• The town holds a biennial fair, so we only get to enjoy it every other year.

adjective Of a plant, taking two growing seasons to complete its life cycle, producing leaves in the first year and flowers and seed in the second.

• Foxgloves are biennial, so do not expect flowers until the second summer.
• Carrots are biennial plants, so they only flower in their second year.
• Because this herb is biennial, you must wait until next year for its seeds.

noun A plant that lives for two years, or a large art exhibition held every two years.

• Sow your biennials in early summer for flowers next year.
• She showed three paintings at the Venice biennial.
• Hollyhocks are biennials, so I plant new ones every summer to keep my garden blooming.