snowdrop
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- noun
- /ˈsnoʊˌdrɑp/
:
campanilla de invierno
- As the winter ends, snowdrops emerge from the ground, signaling the arrival of spring.
- snowdrops and crocuses
- snowdrop bulbs
- snowdrops bloom
Iced pear, frozen melon, winter apples, snowdrop blossom and frosted Musk.
- Iced pear, frozen melon, winter apples, snowdrop blossom and frosted Musk.
Examples
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I noticed clusters of snowdrops brightening up the garden despite the lingering frost.
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He disappeared after one payday, around the time the snowdrops poked up.
Fiction book (1996) -
Crocus and snowdrops in bloom.
Blog text (12) -
There's a Japanese Maple and some snowdrop that the bulbs spread back in there.
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And the onset of the deepest part of the winter months means we can look forward to the appearance of the snowdrops in the new year... then we know spring is on the way!
Blog text (18) -
Leucogem though underneath here they're like giant snowdrops with daffodil looking foliage.
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Species tulips will naturalize the way daffodils, snowdrops, scilla, and crocuses do.
Blog text (21) -
Iced pear, frozen melon, winter apples, snowdrop blossom and frosted Musk.
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The snowdrops and crocuses came and went while they were in Florida; the hyacinths are at their peak and the tulips are up but still with pointy green heads.
Fiction book (1990) -
In early spring, the snowdrops bloom, often peeking through the last remnants of snow.
Synonyms
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8.3
A small white flower that blooms in early spring
Compounds
A medium-sized tree from the south of the United States with showy white bell-shaped flowers
A small plant with white, nodding flowers that smell sweet and bloom in early spring
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word snowdrop comes from the simple parts snow and drop, because the little white flower looks like a small 'drop' of snow that appears while snow still lies on the ground. That's why a snowdrop is a small white flower that blooms in late winter or early spring.