English

Noun

spring beauty ‎(plural spring beauties)

1. Any of various species of flowering plant of the genus Claytonia, primarily native to the Americas and northeastern Asia.
   • 2010, Robert Michael Pyle, Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year (page 123)

     On the lane below, more orangetips nectared on spring beauties and violets.

2. A small American butterfly (genus Erora) which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue.

Derived terms

• Carolina spring beauty
• Virginia spring beauty