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

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

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