annual

AN'NUAL, a. [L. annalis, from annus, a year; Gr.]

1. Yearly; that returns every year; coming yearly; as an annual feast.

2. Lasting or continuing only one year or season; that requires to be renewed every year; as an annual plant. Leaves that grow in the spring, and perish in the autumn, are called annual, in opposition to evergreens.

3. Performed in a year; as the annual motion of the earth.

AN'NUAL, n. A plant that lives but one year, or rather but one summer.