Definition of "springtide" []

• Springtime. (noun)

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• "Somehow this year's springtide has taken us aback."
• "I understood that if all the lowly flowers wished to be roses, nature would lose its springtide beauty, and the fields would no longer be enamelled with lovely hues."
• "Wherefore for these bright blooms of spring thy springtide sweet surrendering, the tribute of my love repay and all my gifts with thine outweigh."