The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Birdsong, snowdrops, blossom and midge bites - these are not things you associate with November in the north of England.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2022
Woodland natives, snowdrops prefer light shade and well-drained soil that doesn’t completely dry out in summer.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2022
At the foot of her grave, snowdrops poked up through the soil, their white blooms stooped like heads hung in mourning.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
His company ProViotics uses a strain of bacteria extracted from snowdrops in its health supplements which are sold around the world.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2021
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
