"spring ephemeral" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2020 April, Elizabeth Kolbert, “Why we won't avoid a climate catastrophehttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2020/04/why-we-wont-avoid-a-climate-catastrophe-feature/”, in National Geographic",
          "text": "Every year on Earth Day, I try to go for a hike in the woods near my house. I look for tadpoles and admire the spring ephemerals.",
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        "A plant that grows in the spring and goes dormant in summer."
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        "(botany) A plant that grows in the spring and goes dormant in summer."
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        "(botany) A plant that grows in the spring and goes dormant in summer."
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