annual

B2 · Upper Intermediate Science

adj. lasting for only one year or one growing season.

adj. completing a life cycle or lasting for only one year or growing season.

“Sunflowers are annual plants, so you have to plant new seeds every spring.”

“Annual crops like maize and wheat must be replanted each season, unlike perennial grasses that regrow from the same root system.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun

n. a book or magazine that is published once a year.

n. a publication, such as a yearbook or a collection of stories, issued once a year.

“When I was a child, I always received a Christmas annual full of comic strips.”

“The society publishes a scholarly annual that compiles the most significant research papers produced by its members over the last twelve months.”

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Science Technical

n. a plant that lives, flowers, and dies within one year.

n. a plant that completes its entire life cycle, from germination to seed production, within a single growing season.

“The gardener filled the pots with colorful annuals that would bloom all summer.”

“While perennials provide the garden's structure, many hobbyists rely on annuals for intense, season-long color displays.”