越えつ年ねん生せい植しょく物ぶつ

noun

winter annual; biennial plant

Botanical term for a plant that overwinters and completes its life cycle in two years, or a winter annual that germinates in autumn and flowers the following spring. Compare with 二年生植物, which is a more common synonym.

See also: 二年生植物

• 越えつ年ねん生せい植しょく物ぶつは秋あきに発はつ芽がし、翌よく春しゅんに開かい花かする。

  Winter annuals germinate in autumn and flower the following spring.

• この越えつ年ねん生せい植しょく物ぶつは二に年ねんかけて種しゅ子しをつける。

  This biennial plant takes two years to produce seeds.