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annual
[an-yoo-uhl]
adjective
of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly.
annual salary.
occurring or returning once a year.
an annual celebration.
Botany., living only one growing season, as beans or corn.
performed or executed during a year.
the annual course of the sun.
Entomology., living or lasting but one season or year, as certain insects or colonies of insects.
noun
Botany., a plant living only one year or season.
a book, report, etc., published annually.
annual
Completing a life cycle in one growing season.
An annual plant. Annuals germinate, blossom, produce seed, and die in one growing season. They are common in environments with short growing seasons. Most desert plants are annuals, germinating and flowering after rainfall. Many common weeds, wild flowers, garden flowers, and vegetables are annuals. Examples of annuals include tomatoes, corn, wheat, sunflowers, petunias, and zinnias.
Other Word Forms
- annually adverb
- interannual adjective
- interannually adverb
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of annual1
Example Sentences
Magazine’s annual Innovators issue recognizes groundbreaking talents from a range of disciplines.
Despite steady annual growth of roughly 5% in recent years, Indonesia is feeling the pressure of slowing global demand, rising living costs and competition from regional neighbours like Vietnam and Malaysia.
Webb now kicks off his family’s annual meeting by reading the mission statement aloud and leading a discussion of whether it needs revision.
Reform UK did not give a figure for membership in its annual accounts last year, but a ticker on its website says it has more than 260,000 members.
Votes will be tallied at Tesla’s annual shareholder meeting on Nov. 6.
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