Synonym: Seedtime,
Springtide, Springtime, Vernal season
Spring is one of the four
seasons of
temperate zones. The season
of the year during which the
weather becomes warmer and plants
revive: The season of growth;
The season
of the year between winter
and summer when
plants begin to vegetate and
growth.; Most
flowering plants
bring forth leaves and
flowers this time of year.
It begins with the spring equinox (around March 21 in the
Northern Hemisphere,
and September 23 in the
Southern Hemisphere),
and ends with the summer solstice (around June 21 June) It runs
from March to May in the
Northern Hemisphere,
and from September to November in the
Southern Hemisphere.
Spring is the season when snow
(if any) begins to melt, In normally snowless
areas, "spring" may begin as early as February, in
subtropical zones the
differences are very subtle, and in
tropical ones none
at all. In the subarctic
areas spring can wait until May or even June, or December in the
subantarctic
Spring
(Adjective)
(1) Occurring in, relating
to, or characteristic of the season of spring: vernal.
(2) Growing in the season
of spring, e.g. spring flowers.
