Vĕr'nal, a.
a. [Fr., Pr., Sp., & Pg. vernal, It. vernale, Lat. vernalis, from ver, spring.]
Sense 1. Belonging to the spring; appearing in spring; as, vernal bloom. “And purple all the ground with vernal flowers.” — Milton.
Vernal flowers are preparatives to autumnal fruits. Rambler.
Sense 2. Hence, belonging to youth, the spring of life.
Vernal equinox (Astron.), the equinox in spring or March;—opposed to the autumnal equinox, in September.—Vernal signs, the signs in which the sun appears in the spring.