ANNUAL (2)

annual (2). Annual, n. a plant whose root dies yearly

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An″nu‐al, n. 1. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.
2. 2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant.
Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. Swift. 3. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.