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snow⋅drop

[snoh-drop]
–noun
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.

Origin:
1655–65; snow + drop
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snow·drop   (snō'drŏp')   
n.  Any of several bulbous Eurasian plants of the genus Galanthus, having solitary, nodding white flowers that bloom in early spring.
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