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[1]”, 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.