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
Winter annuals germinate in autumn, overwinter, and bloom the following spring.
この越年草は二年生植物として分類されることもある。
This biennial plant is sometimes classified as a biennial.
Annual plant; completes its life cycle in one year, unlike 越年草 which spans two years.
Perennial plant; lives for more than two years, whereas 越年草 dies after its second year.
Compound of 越年 (overwintering) + 草 (grass, plant). The term directly describes plants that survive winter to complete their life cycle.