spring ephemeral

noun

A plant that grows in the spring and goes dormant in summer.

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Meanings

nounspring ephemeral (plural spring ephemerals)

plural spring ephemerals

  1. biologyA plant that grows in the spring and goes dormant in summer.

    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.

    2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/04/why-we-wont-avoid-a-climate-catastrophe-feature/”, in National Geographic
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