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an·nu·al  (ny-l)
adj.
1. Recurring, done, or performed every year; yearly: an annual medical examination.
2. Of, relating to, or determined by a year: an annual income.
3. Botany Living or growing for only one year or season.
n.
1. A periodical published yearly; a yearbook.
2. Botany A plant that completes its entire life cycle in a single growing season.

[Middle English annuel, from Old French, from Late Latin annulis, ultimately from Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

annu·al·ly adv.

annual
Adjective
1. occurring or done once a year: the union's annual conference
2. lasting for a year: the annual subscription
Noun
1. a plant that completes its life cycle in one year
2. a book published once every year [Latin annus year]
annually adv

annual  (ny-l)
Adjective
Completing a life cycle in one growing season.
Noun
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. Compare biennialperennial
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.annualannual - (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
plant life, flora, plant - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
2.annualannual - a reference book that is published regularly once every year
book of facts, reference book, reference work, reference - a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
almanac - an annual publication containing tabular information in a particular field or fields arranged according to the calendar of a given year
almanac, farmer's calendar - an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
ephemeris - an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year; "today computers calculate the ephemerides"
Adj.1.annual - completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants"
phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants
biennial, two-year - having a life cycle lasting two seasons; "a biennial life cycle"; "parsnips and carrots are biennial plants often grown as annuals"
perennial - lasting three seasons or more; "the common buttercup is a popular perennial plant"
2.annual - occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"
periodic, periodical - happening or recurring at regular intervals; "the periodic appearance of the seventeen-year locust"

annual
adjective 1. once a year, yearly
adjective 2. yearlong, yearly
Translations

annual [ˈænjuəl] adjanual
n (BOT) → anual m;
(book) → anuario
annual [ˈænjuəl] adjannuel(le)
n (Bot) → plante annuelle (= book); album m
annual [ˈænjuəl] adjjährlich;
(income) → Jahres-
n (Bot) → einjährige Pflanze f;
(book) → Jahresband m
annual [ˈænjuəl] adjannuale
n (BOT) → pianta annua (= book); annuario

annual
adj annual [ˈӕnjuəl]
1 happening every year an annual event.jaarliksسَنَويежегоденkaždoročníårligjährlichετήσιοςanualiga-aastaneسالیانهvuotuinenannuelשְׁנִתיवार्षिकgodišnjiévenkéntitahunanárlegurannuale例年の해마다의kasmetinisgadskārtējs; ikgadējstahunanjaarlijksårligdorocznyanualanualежегодныйkaždoročnývsakoletengodišnjiårligประจำปีyılda bir olan年度的щорічнийسالانہhàng năm
2 of one year What is his annual salary?jaarliksسَنَويгодишенročníårligJahres-...ετήσιοςanualaasta-یکساله؛ سالانهvuosi-annuelשְׁנִתיवार्षिकgodišnjiegy évisetahunárs-per anno一年の1년을 단위로 하는, 1년(간)의metinisgadatahunanjaar-års-, årligrocznypor anoanualгодовойročnýletengodišnjiårs-, årligปีละyıllık每年的річнийسالانہtính cho cả năm
n
1 a book of which a new edition is published every year children's annuals.jaarboekكِتاب سَنَويгодишникročenkaårbog; årsskriftdas Jahrbuchεπετηρίδαanuarioaastaraamatسالنامهvuosikirjapublication annu- elleשְׁנָתוֹןवार्षिकीgodišnjakévkönyvpenerbitan tahunanársritannuario年報연보almanachas, metraštisalmanahs; gadagrāmataterbitan tahunanjaarboekårbok, årsskriftrocznikanuáriopu­bli­caţie anualăежегодникročenkaletna izdajagodišnjakårsbokหนังสือประจำปีyıllık年鑒щорічникہر برس آنے والاsách xuất bản mỗi năm một lần
2 a plant that lives for only one year. eenjarigeنَبات سَنَويедногодишно растениеjednoletá rostlinaétårigeinjährige Pflanzeμονοετές φυτόplanta anualüheaastane taimگیاه یکسال زیyksivuotinen kasviplante annuelleחַד-שְׁנָתִיवर्षजीवीjednogodišnja biljkaegynyári növénytahunaneinærpianta annua一年生の植物1년생 식물vienmetis augalasviengadīgs augspokok semusima aa anjarige plantettårig planteroślina jednorocznaanualplantă care trăieşte un singur anоднолетнее растениеletničkaenoletnicajednogodišnjiettårig växtพืชประจำปีbir yıl ömrü olan bitki一年生植物однолітня рослинаفصلی پوداcây chỉ sống một năm
adv ˈannually
His salary is increased annually.jaarliksسَنَوياًежегодно(každo)ročněårligtjährlichμια φορά το χρόνοanualmentekord aastasهر سالهjoka vuosiannuellementבְּכֹל שָׁנָהप्रति वर्षgodišnjeévenkénttiap tahunárlegaannualmente毎年해마다kasmetik gadusetiap tahunjaarlijksårlig, hvert årco rok, corocznieanualmenteanualежегодно(každo)ročneletno, vsako letogodišnjeårligen, årsvisทุกปีher sene每年地щорічно, щорокуسال بہ سالhàng năm

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