From Latin status â(âstateâ) (sometimes used in the ablative statu) + quÅ â(âin whichâ), the ablative of quÄ« â(âwhichâ). From the Latin in statu quÅ ante bellum erat â(âthe way it was before the warâ). status quo â(plural status quos)
Parsley is an example of a biennial plant. A biennial plant is a flowering plant that takes two years to complete its lifecycle. In the first year the plant grows leaves, stems, and roots (vegetative structures); then it enters a period of dormancy over the colder months.
Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Annual(adj) of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. 2  Annual(adj) performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. Annual (adj) lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. Annual (noun) a thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. Annual (noun) anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant. Annual (noun)