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An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms; -- sometimes called spring beauty.

Portulacaceæ), of which Portulaca is the type, and which includes also the spring beauty (Claytonia) and other genera.

x. See Paddle beam, under Paddle, n. -- Spring beauty. (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Claytonia, delicate herbs with somewhat fleshy leaves and pretty blossoms, appearing in springtime. (b) (Zoöl.) A small, elegant American butterfly (Erora læta) which appears in spring. The hind wings of the male are brown, border…