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Definition of Annual
1. Noun. (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year.
2. Adjective. Completing its life cycle within a year. "A border of annual flowering plants"
3. Noun. A reference book that is published regularly once every year.
Generic synonyms: Book Of Facts, Reference, Reference Book, Reference Work
Specialized synonyms: Almanac, Almanac, Farmer's Calendar, Ephemeris
4. Adjective. Occurring or payable every year. "Annual (or yearly) income"
Definition of Annual
1. a. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.
2. n. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.
Definition of Annual
1. Adjective. Happening once every year. ¹
2. Adjective. Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also (term circannual). ¹
3. Adjective. (botany) (of a plant) Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See ''Annual plant'' in Wikipedia. Compare (term biennial), (term perennial). ¹
4. Adjective. (entomology) Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies. ¹
5. Noun. An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication. ¹
6. Noun. (botany) An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare (term biennial), (term perennial). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Annual
1. a publication issued once a year [n -S]
Medical Definition of Annual
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