snowdrop

[ snoh-drop ]

/ ˈsnoʊˌdrɒp /

noun

any of several early-blooming bulbous plants belonging to the genus Galanthus, of the amaryllis family, native to Eurasia, especially G. nivalis, having drooping white flowers with green markings.

Nearby words

snowclone, snowcreep, snowdon, snowdonia, snowdrift, snowdrop, snowdrop tree, snowed, snowed under, snowfall, snowfield

Origin of snowdrop

First recorded in 1655–65; snow + drop

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Examples from the Web for snowdrop

But there were also plenty of moments when they looked like a snowdrop.
The Brontës, Ruth Rendell, and This Week’s Hot Reads: August 19, 2012|Jimmy So|August 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The snowdrop and crocus had long ago hid their faces to make way for more ambitious rivals.
The Story of a Dewdrop|J. R. Macduff
When the conditions are congenial, love appears, just as the crocus and the snowdrop appear in the congenial air of the spring.
My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year|John Henry Jowett
Then the snowdrop sang a lullaby about the moss that loved the violet.
A Little Book of Profitable Tales|Eugene Field

Ye showers descend on my Snowdrop with the tenderness of dew.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.|Various
This consisted of two layers of rods obtained from the snowdrop bush (bakol), each rod being about the size of a lead pencil.
Pomo Bear Doctors|Samuel Alfred Barrett

British Dictionary definitions for snowdrop

snowdrop

/ (ˈsnəʊˌdrɒp) /

noun

any of several amaryllidaceous plants of the Eurasian genus Galanthus, esp G. nivalis, having drooping white bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring

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Word Origin and History for snowdrop

snowdrop

early flower, 1660s, from snow (n.) + drop (n.).