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Definition of spring beauty
spring beauty
Plural:spring beauties
spring beauty Lexical Profile
CEFR
C1
Grade
8
Tier
3
Usage
Rare
• noun
1
North American Any of several small, early-blooming woodland wildflowers of the genus Claytonia, native primarily to North America, characterized by delicate white or pale pink petals adorned with distinct, darker pink veins.
Example
"As the snow finally melted, patches of delicate spring beauty began to carpet the forest floor."
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Usage Trend
Historical frequency of usage in published text.
180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Spring beauty. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/spring beauty