annuum
/AN-yoo-um/🏷️ Taxonomy● Basic
A growth habit epithet marking a plant that completes its entire life cycle - germination, flowering, seed set and death - within one year. This is the neuter form, paired with neuter genus names. Appears as annuus (masculine), annua (feminine), or annuum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin annuus, meaning "yearly," from annus (year).
Example
“Capsicum annuum 'Cayenne' (cayenne pepper) takes the neuter ending to agree with the neuter genus name Capsicum.”