# spring beauty

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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 early hairstreak (Erora laeta), which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of the female are mostly blue.

## Source
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