[glawr-ee-uh
v-thuh-snoh, -snoh, glohr-] 
| any of several plants belonging to the genus Chionodoxa, of the lily family, native to the Old World, having showy, blue, white, or pink flowers that bloom early in the spring. |
| glo·ry-of-the-snow (glôr'ē-əv-thə-snō', glōr'-) n. A small bulbous plant (Chionodoxa luciliae) native to southwest Asia, Crete, and Cyprus, cultivated for its early-blooming blue flowers. |