spring beauty

noun

1. 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.

spring beauty

noun

1. 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of spring beauty¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25