snowdrop

[ snoh-drop ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

any of several early-blooming bulbous plants belonging to the genus Galanthus, of the amaryllis family, native to Eurasia, especially G. nivalis, having drooping white flowers with green markings.

snowdrop

/ ˈsnəʊˌdrɒp /

any of several amaryllidaceous plants of the Eurasian genus Galanthus, esp G. nivalis, having drooping white bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring

First recorded in 1655–65; snow + drop

But there were also plenty of moments when they looked like a snowdrop.

The few who caught a glimpse of her in the white muslin dress “thought she looked like a snowdrop,” Barker notes.

Is it the hero's fault if self and snowdrop-singing poetasters cannot see this feat with the eyes of Camoens?

You look so cool—so fair—so like a snowdrop glittering with dew.

Snowdrop looked out at the window, and said, 'Good day, good woman!

We gave to this our untimely welcome long before the snowdrop came, and the golden name of daffodil has lost its vernal sound.

The snowdrop may very well come after the primrose in this song, which altogether ignores the process of the seasons.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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