ephemeral
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So many songs about trees make the list, too, notably Tom Waits singing “Last Leaf” with Keith Richards — taking notice that we, plants and people, are all ephemerals.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
Turns out, spring ephemerals are just plants that show up in early spring, flower and die back well before most perennials get going in the garden.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2023
You might even want to overseed the turf with clover or plant spring ephemerals in the lawn for a more naturalistic style.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022
Known as ephemerals, they include the gorgeous Virginia bluebells, mayapples and dicentras.
From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2015
According to Galen, putrid fevers may either arise from the conversion of ephemerals, or originally from putrefaction of the fluids within the vessels.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
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