English Explanatory Dictionary

spring beauty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various species of flowering plant of the genus Claytonia, primarily native to the Americas and northeastern Asia.
  2. A small American butterfly, the early hairstreak (Erora laeta), which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

spring beauty spring beauties springbeauty

Derived words

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