Annuus
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Also known as: annua, annuum
A growth habit epithet indicating the plant completes germination, growth, flowering, and seed set within a single year, dying after setting seed. Appears as annuus (masculine), annua (feminine), or annuum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin annuus, meaning "yearly" or "of a year," from annus (year).
Example
“Helianthus annuus (sunflower) and Papaver rhoeas (field poppy) both complete their entire life cycle in a single growing season.”