spring beauty

spring beau·ty

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Definitions of spring beauty words

noun spring beauty any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, especially C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink. 1
noun spring beauty a pale green annual plant (Claytonia perfoliata) of the purslane family, originally North American, having small white flowers above fused leaves that encircle the stem 0
noun spring beauty claytonia 0

before 1815

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An Americanism dating back to 1815-25

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