Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 the season of growth; 
- Example: "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"- Example: "he will hold office until the spring of next year"[syn: spring, springtime]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Springtime \Spring"time`\ (-t[imac]m`), n.
   The season of spring; springtide.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
springtime
    n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign
         of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next
         year" [syn: spring, springtime]