Biennial, << by EHN ee uhl, >> is a plant that requires two years or two growing seasons to complete its life cycle. In the first season, the seeds of biennial plants sprout and grow, producing leaves and roots. During the winter, the plants remain dormant. The next spring and summer, they bear flowers, produce seed, and then die. Thus, biennial plants make and store food in the first growing season and reproduce in the second.
Several common vegetables, including beets, carrots, parsley, parsnips, and turnips, are biennials. People harvest these vegetables during or soon after the first growing season.
