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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Autumnal \Au*tum"nal\, adjective [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F. automnal.]
1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits; flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.
Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks In Vallombrosa. --Milton.
2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.
An autumnal matron. --Hawthorne.
{Autumnal equinox}, the time when the sun crosses the equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the autumnal point.
{Autumnal point}, the point of the equator intersected by the ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point of Libra.
{Autumnal signs}, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox and winter solstice.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
autumnal
adjective
1: of or characteristic of or occurring in autumn; "the autumnal equinox"; "autumnal fruits" [ant: {wintry}, {vernal}, {summery}]
2: characteristic of late maturity verging on decline; "a serene autumnal mood"
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