spring ephemeral

English

Noun

spring ephemeral (plural spring ephemerals)

  1. (botany) A plant that grows in the spring and goes dormant in summer.
    • 2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophe”, in National Geographic:
      Every year on Earth Day, I try to go for a hike in the woods near my house. I look for tadpoles and admire the spring ephemerals.
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