spring beauty

/sprɪŋ ˌbjudi/
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Other forms: spring beauties

Definitions of spring beauty
  1. noun
    small slender plant having one pair of succulent leaves at the middle of the stem and a loose raceme of white or pink or rose bowl-shaped flowers and an edible corm
    synonyms: Clatonia lanceolata
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    type of:
    flower
    a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
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