snowdrop
- noun
- /ˈsnoʊˌdrɑp/
- US
:
anémona de cinco hojas
- During our walk, we admired the delicate snowdrops weaving through the garden, their white petals gleaming in the sunshine.
Examples
-
In early spring, the snowdrop bravely blooms, often pushing through remnants of last night's snowfall.
-
As winter fades, the first signs of spring appear, including clusters of snowdrops that dot the landscape with white and pink hues.
-
They look like a giant snowdrop but with daffodil like leaves.
Synonyms
A small North American wildflower with a single white flower slightly pink, found in eastern woods
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
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The name snowdrop is also used for a white early-flowering plant in eastern North America and comes from snow + drop, since its white petals look like a 'drop' of snow and appear very early in the year. So calling this plant a snowdrop points to its color and the time it blooms.
