snowdrop
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snowdrops
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noun
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What does snowdrop mean? A snowdrop is a small, fragrant, white, bell-shaped flower with green markings. The name snowdrop is also used for any plant in the genus Galanthus. The different members of the genus Galanthus vary in size. The scientific name of the common snowdrop flower is Galanthus nivalis. Snowdrops are known for blooming in early spring. They are popularly cultivated for use in bouquets. The snowdrop is one of the January birth flowers (a flower that’s associated with a particular month in the same way as a birthstone). Example: Look at all the snowdrops blooming in the meadow.
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Certain species such as cow parsley, yarrow and knapweed are in fact spreading, and he welcomes an influx of non-native plants and "garden escapes", such as snowdrop and buddleia.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Claire Michelle, a snowdrop donor, said: “A snowdrop donor is someone who donates milk after the death of their baby,” she said.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
We sow a first flat of seeds; we gently rake debris from a bed to make way for a winter aconite or snowdrop to poke through and cheer us.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
There was one snowdrop rider left hurt, who couldn’t get home.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021
Above it there was a small buttonhole, and in the buttonhole he placed the snowdrop, the glass flower that his father had given him as a luck token when he had left Wall.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
Takings from the three Sundays the snowdrops are on display each year are donated to charities - this year's are The National Garden Scheme, Newbury Cancer Care and Newbury Soup Kitchen.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
After all, demure hellebores and the first early snowdrops are thrilling in their own way.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 9, 2024
Birdsong, snowdrops, blossom and midge bites - these are not things you associate with November in the north of England.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2022
But the experience of that peculiar solitude, so filled with company, always feels as fresh as the sight of those brave snowdrops reaching for the sun.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2022
On a bank below the lawns, crocuses were planted, golden, pink, and mauve, but by this time they would be past their best, dropping and fading, like the pallid snowdrops.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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