snowball bush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snowball bush
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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Gregarious John Townsend, whose head looks like a snowball bush in full bloom, is solidly Republican, completely acceptable to Delaware's Du Pont dynasty.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hydrangea bush—or snowball bush, as we called it—on our lawn glowed in the sunlight, and I stared at it.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
"Tucker, you Tucker, don't you touch that snowball bush with the spade!" came in a fresh and alarmed command from the rocker post of observation.
From Rose of Old Harpeth by Daviess, Maria Thompson
There are about one hundred species, including the old-fashioned snowball bush, perhaps the best-known species in this country.
From Trees Worth Knowing by Rogers, Julia Ellen
"Rain, rain!" wailed Martin Luther under his breath, as he pressed his cheek to the window-pane and looked without interest at a forlorn rooster huddled with a couple of hens under the snowball bush.
From The Road to Providence by Daviess, Maria Thompson
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