spring beauty

Noun

 * 1) Any of various species of flowering plant of the genus Claytonia, primarily native to the Americas and northeastern Asia.
 * 2)  A small American butterfly, the , which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue.
 * 1)  A small American butterfly, the , which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue.