snowdrop

Speech parts

1. snowdrop - Noun

2. snowdrop - Verb

Meaning

A bulbous plant (Galanthus nivalis) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its beauty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia bell narcissus lily allium amaryllis anemone bluebell bellflower flower alfalfa tink uvula windflower
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Hypernyms

plant anemone windflower

Phrases with the word

white snowdrop tree

Examples

The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn. Robert Burns

Bishop, Davis & Grimshaw (2002), p. 40. Conservation Some snowdrop species are threatened in their wild habitats, and in most countries it is now illegal to collect bulbs from the wild. Source: Internet

A snowdrop originally found in a Dunblane garden in the 1970s was renamed 'Sophie North' in memory of one of the victims of the massacre. Source: Internet

Does rocking daffodil consent that she, The snowdrop of wet winters, shall be first? Source: Internet

There are a number of snowdrop gardens in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. citation Several gardens open specially in February for visitors to admire the flowers. Source: Internet

It represents a young girl rising/standing nude (the name is from the plant snowdrop which is rising every spring) Other famous work are the sculpture "Grodan" (a nude young girl playing with a frog). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

snowdrift glacier snowdrift ice snowdrifted snowdrop anemone snowdrop tree snowdrop windflower