bivoltine

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French bivoltin.[1] By surface analysis, bi- +‎ -voltine.

Adjective

bivoltine (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Having two broods or generations in a year
    • 2006, Nickolas M. Waser, Jeff Ollerton, Plant-Pollinator Interactions: From Specialization to Generalization:
      Interestingly, a few oligoleges such as Calliopsis hesperia equina and C. helianthi are reportedly bivoltine (Rozen 1958).

Noun

bivoltine (plural bivoltines)

  1. (biology) A bivoltine organism.

Translations

References

  1. ^ “bivoltine, adj.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Italian

Adjective

bivoltine f

  1. feminine plural of bivoltino
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