This refers to a plant that normally completes its entire life cycle in one year or less. Cannabis is a highly adaptive annual plant that grows throughout temperate and tropical zones worldwide.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
annual (adjective)1.
covering the period of a year - annual rainfall
2.
occurring or happening every year or once a year - yearly an annual reunion
3.
completing the life cycle in one growing season or single year - annual plants
1.
an event that occurs yearly
2.
a publication appearing yearly
3.
something that lasts one year or season , specifically a plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season
Annual (Wikipedia)
Annual may refer to:
- Annual publication, periodical publications appearing regularly once per year
- Annual plant
- Annual report
- Annual giving
- Annual, Morocco, a settlement in northeastern Morocco
- Annuals (band), a musical group
Annual (Wiktionary)
English
Etymology
First attested around 1382, borrowed from Late Latin annuālem, annuālis, related to Latin annālis, adjective form of annus (“year”). Used to categorize plants since 1710.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ju.əl/, /ˈæn.jəl/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ju.əl/
- (Wales, Ottawa Valley) IPA(key): /ˈænɪu̯.əl/
- (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈanwəl/, /ˈan(j)ʊwəl/
- Rhymes: -ænjuəl, -ænjəl
Yearly, Perennial, Seasonal, Once-a-year, Cyclical
