annual
adjective
of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly.
annuals
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pluralof annual.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Where there had been a jungle of weeds and vines, perennials and annuals bloomed thanks to avid volunteer gardeners and contributions from locals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Koons said he’s excited to use native succulents and drought-tolerant plants as well as perennials and annuals that will provide a richness of color.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2025
And the exception was the 80th anniversary of the first book, when the Dundee-based publisher released The Broons and Oor Wullie annuals in the same year.
From BBC ● Dec. 26, 2023
These plant species include ferns, herbs, shrubs, vines and trees, annuals and perennials, grasses and forbs, plants of the tropics, subtropics, temperate and boreal zones, and conifers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
Because of this ease of domestication, big-seeded annuals were the first, or among the first, crops developed not only in the Fertile Crescent but also in China and the Sahel.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
