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Meaning of pauciennial | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1
/(ˌ)pɔːsɪˈɛnɪəl/

Definitions

Recurring once every few years.

not-comparable

Examples

“Experimental and Cytological Studies on Plant Species II. Trifolium arvense and some other Pauciennial Herbs”
“The Tortula-Crossidium micro-zone (Figures 5.5) is dominated by acrocarpous mosses with a colonist strategy. Characteristic taxa, mainly of the pottioid genera, have a moderately short life-span (pauciennial, i.e. 1–3 years with a resting stage as spores, to pluriennial, i.e. several years, with seasonality of the gametophyte less distinct) and build predominantly short-turfs or bulbiformous solitary plants on the clayey-sandy crusts.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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