Bot. Obs. rare–1. [ad. L. annōtin-us of a year’s standing, f. ann-us a year + -tinus affix of time.] A tree of which the fruit does not ripen in a single season, but of which last year’s fruit remains beside that of the present year; e.g., the fig.
1664. Evelyn, Silva (1776), 460. We do not reckon trees to be sterile, which do not yield a fruitful burden constantly every year (as Juniper and some Annotines do).
