biennial vs plant

plant vs biennial

biennial and plant both are nouns.

biennial is an adjective but plant is not an adjective.

biennial is not a verb while plant is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
biennial	Yes	Yes	No	No
plant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plant is a hypernym of biennial; that is, plant is a word with a broader meaning than biennial:

biennial: (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
plant: (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

Other hypernyms of biennial include flora, plant life.

biennial (noun)	plant (noun)
(botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season	(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
	buildings for carrying on industrial labor
	something planted secretly for discovery by another
	an actor situated in the audience whose acting is rehearsed but seems spontaneous to the audience

biennial (adjective)	plant (adjective)
having a life cycle lasting two seasons
occurring every second year

biennial (verb)	plant (verb)
	put firmly in the mind
	put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
	fix or set securely or deeply
	place something or someone in a certain position in order to secretly observe or deceive
	set up or lay the groundwork for
	place into a river

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