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?
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?
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?
This bread ingredient can clean your sinks & countertops, and deodorize your refrigerator, too
What is baking soda?
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?
A whirling mass of air or water
What is a vortex?
Seen here are the flowers of this plant that yields a cooking oil low in saturated fat
What is canola?
The "white" type of this salad dressing ingredient will make your glass shower doors sparkle
What is vinegar?
Raccoon, skunk, weasel
What is a kit?
A beginning from which an enterprise is launched, it's also a summer Olympic diving event
What is a springboard?
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?
The name of these herbaceous flowers is from the Latin for "wolflike"
What are lupines?
After your morning cup of Joe, dry out these 2-word remnants that contain nitrogen, then put 'em in a bowl to deodorize the fridge
What are coffee grounds?
Grasshopper, dragonfly, mantis
What is a nymph?
The thermal waters that give this Arkansas city its name flow out of the ground at an average of 143 degrees
What is Hot Springs?
Agate with bands of white & brown, black or red is often referred to by this name
What is onyx?
Austria's national flower is this one that Rodgers & Hammerstein described in The Sound of Music as "small & white, clean & bright"
What is edelweiss?
To lift grease stains out of clothes, use this substance, calcium carbonate, before you toss it into the wash
What is chalk?
Eel, salamander, clam
What is a larva?