harbinger-of-spring

harbinger-of-spring
/hahr"bin jeuhr euhv spring"/, n., pl. harbingers-of-spring.
a North American umbelliferous herb, Erigenia bulbosa, having white flowers that bloom early in the spring.
[1865-70]

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