snow-on-the-mountain

[ snoh-on-thuh-moun-tn, -awn- ]

noun

1. a spurge, Euphorbia marginata, of the western U.S., having leaves with white margins and white petallike bracts.

snow-on-the-mountain

noun

1. a North American euphorbiaceous plant, Euphorbia marginata, having white-edged leaves and showy white bracts surrounding small flowers

Word History and Origins

Origin of snow-on-the-mountain¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80