vernal
['vә:nl]
a. , 煦, 青



vernal
[ adj ]

1. of or characteristic of or occurring in spring

<adj.all>
the vernal equinox

2. suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh

<adj.all>
he is young for his age

Vernal \Ver"nal\, a. [L. vernalis, fr. vernus vernal, ver
spring; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vasanta, Icel. v[=a]r, and E.
Easter, east.]
1. Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring;
as, vernal bloom.

2. Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life.

When after the long vernal day of life. --Thomson.

And seems it hard thy vernal years
Few vernal joys can show? --Keble.

{Vernal equinox} (Astron.), the time when the sun crosses the
equator when proceeding northward.

{Vernal grass} (Bot.), a low, soft grass ({Anthoxanthum
odoratum}), producing in the spring narrow spikelike
panicles, and noted for the delicious fragrance which it
gives to new-mown hay; -- also called {sweet vernal
grass}. See Illust. in Appendix.

{Vernal signs} (Astron.), the signs, Aries, Taurus, and
Gemini, in which the sun appears between the vernal
equinox and summer solstice.