ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Usage: often capitalized
1. : any of various spring-blooming plants: as
a. Britain
(1) : hawthorn
(2) : marsh marigold
(3) : cuckooflower
(4) : greater stitchwort
(5) : calla lily
b.
(1) chiefly New England : arbutus 3
(2) : hepatica
(3) : spring beauty
(4) : any of several No. American anemones
(5) : may apple
2. : a moderate red that is yellower and paler than cerise, claret (sense 3a), or average strawberry (sense 2a) and bluer and paler than Turkey red