annua
/AN-yoo-uh/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
A growth habit epithet marking a plant that germinates, flowers, sets seed and dies within a single growing season rather than persisting into a second year. This is the feminine form, paired with feminine genus names. Appears as annuus (masculine), annua (feminine), or annuum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin annuus, meaning "yearly," from annus (year).
Example
“Lunaria annua (moneyplant) sows itself freely and dies after setting its papery seed discs, completing the whole cycle within one season.”