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
spring beauty in American English
US
claytonia
spring beauty in American English
noun
any American spring plant belonging to the genus Claytonia, of the purslane family, esp. C. virginica, having an elongated cluster of white flowers tinged with pink
Word origin
[1815–25, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coupon, norm, treadmill, trolley, welterweight
Examples of 'spring beauty' in a sentence
spring beauty
No garden should be without this delectable spring beauty.
Globe and Mail (2003)
It's hard to go wrong when mixing these spring beauties.