MLB fans are full of boundless optimism during this, another term for baseball's preseason
What is spring training?
A knee-jerk reaction is also known as the patellar this
What is a reflex?
These flowers, a Japanese symbol of spring, are seen here in bloom at Itsukushima-jinja shrine

What are cherry blossoms?
After your morning Joe, dry out these 2-word remnants that contain nitrogen, then put 'em in a bowl to deodorize the fridge
What are coffee grounds?
What is a joey?
Term used to describe someone's children or descendants
What is offspring?
Spring begins officially at this cosmic moment of equal parts day & night
What is the equinox?
This fragrant climbing flower that belongs to the olive family shares a name with a Disney princess

What is jasmine?
Clean a cutting board with salt and half of one of these fruits to deodorize and lift stains (but it's a myth that it fully sanitizes it)
What is a lemon?
Manatee, giraffe, camel
What is a calf?
In 1984 "Dancing In The Dark" was the first of several hits off his album "Born in the U.S.A."
Who is Bruce Springsteen?
It's fun to attend one of these Formula 1 races, like the Miami one or even the Dutch or Qatar one
What is a Grand Prix?
Seen here are the flowers of this plant that yields a cooking oil low in saturated fat
What is canola?
To lift grease stains out of clothes, use this substance, calcium carbonate, before you toss it into the wash
What is chalk?
Raccoon, skunk, weasel
What is a kit?
This African antelope got its name because it leaps 6 feet in the air when frightened
What is a springbok?
This plant grown for fiber is also called linseed
What is flax?
The name of these herbaceous flowers is from the Latin for "wolflike"
What are lupines?
The "white" type of this salad dressing ingredient will make your glass shower doors sparkle
What is vinegar?
Grasshopper, dragonfly, mantis
What is a nymph?
A beginning from which an enterprise is launched, it's also a summer Olympic diving event
What is a springboard?
A whirling mass of air or water
What is a vortex?
Austria's national flower is this one that Rodgers & Hammerstein described in The Sound of Music as "small & white, clean & bright"
What is edelweiss?
This bread ingredient can clean your sinks & countertops, and deodorize your refrigerator, too
What is baking soda?
Eel, salamander, clam
What is a larva?