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snow-in-summer

[snoh-in-suhm-er]

noun

a mat-forming garden plant, Cerastium tomentosum, of the pink family, native to Italy, having white flowers and numerous narrow, white, woolly leaves in large patches, growing in sand.

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Nearby words

  1. snow, c. p.,
  2. snow-blind,
  3. snow-broth,
  4. snow-clad,
  5. snow-goose,
  6. snow-on-the-mountain,
  7. snow-plow,
  8. snow-shoe,
  9. snow-tire,
  10. snow-white

Origin of snow-in-summer

First recorded in 1885–90
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British Dictionary definitions for snow-in-summer

snow-in-summer

noun

another name for dusty miller (def. 1)

Word Origin for snow-in-summer

C19: so called from the appearance of its flowers
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