snowdrop snow·drop n

snowdrop snow·drop n
['snəʊˌdrɒp]
bucaneve m inv

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  • Snowdrop — Snow drop , n. (Bot.) A bulbous plant ({Galanthus nivalis}) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its beauty. [1913 Webster] {Snowdrop tree}. See {Silver bell tree}, under… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Snowdrop tree — Snowdrop Snow drop , n. (Bot.) A bulbous plant ({Galanthus nivalis}) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its beauty. [1913 Webster] {Snowdrop tree}. See {Silver bell tree},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • snowdrop — snow|drop [ˈsnəudrɔp US ˈsnoudra:p] n a European plant with a small white flower which appears in early spring …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • snowdrop — snow|drop [ snou,drap ] noun count a type of small white flower that appears in early spring …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • snowdrop — snow•drop [[t]ˈsnoʊˌdrɒp[/t]] n. bot (boi pln) any of several early blooming bulbous Eurasian plants belonging to the genus Galanthus, of the amaryllis family, esp. G. nivalis, having drooping white flowers with green markings • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • Snowdrop — Taxobox name = Snowdrop image width = 200px image caption = Common Snowdrop regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Amaryllidaceae genus = Galanthus genus authority = L. subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

  • snowdrop — /snoh drop /, n. any of several early blooming bulbous plants belonging to the genus Galanthus, of the amaryllis family, native to Eurasia, esp. G. nivalis, having drooping white flowers with green markings. [1655 65; SNOW + DROP] * * * Any of… …   Universalium

  • Snowdrop (disambiguation) — The snowdrop is a small genus of about 20 species in the family Amaryllidaceae that are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring.Snowdrop may also refer to:* MV Snowdrop , a Mersey Ferry * USS Snowdrop (1863), a Union Navy shipee also* Snow Drop …   Wikipedia

  • snowdrop — I. /ˈsnoʊdrɒp / (say snohdrop) noun 1. a low spring blooming herb, Galanthus nivalis, bearing drooping white flowers. 2. its bulbous root or flower. 3. the snowflake, a plant of the genus Leucojum. {snow + drop} II. /ˈsnoʊdrɒp / (say snohdrop)… …  

  • Galanthus nivalis — Snowdrop Snow drop , n. (Bot.) A bulbous plant ({Galanthus nivalis}) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its beauty. [1913 Webster] {Snowdrop tree}. See {Silver bell tree},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Galanthus — Snowdrop redirects here. For other uses, see Snowdrop (disambiguation). Galanthus Common Snowdrop Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

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