越えつ年ねん草そう

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 越年生植物.

See also: 越年生植物

• 越えつ年ねん草そうは秋あきに発はつ芽がし、冬ふゆを越こして翌よく春はるに花はなを咲さかせる。

  Winter annuals germinate in autumn, overwinter, and bloom the following spring.

• この越えつ年ねん草そうは二に年ねん生せい植しょく物ぶつとして分ぶん類るいされることもある。

  This biennial plant is sometimes classified as a biennial.