spring beauty
noun
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.
Origin of spring beauty
1An Americanism dating back to 1815–25
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British Dictionary definitions for spring beauty
spring beauty
noun
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
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