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snowdrop Definition

snow·drop (-dräp′)

noun

any of a genus (Galanthus) of low-growing, bulbous perennials of the lily family; esp., the common snowdrop (G. nivalis) of the Mediterranean region, with small, bell-shaped, white flowers

snowdrop Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • see: If you have never seen the snowdrops at the Jarman Center do go next year and have a look, they are quite spectacular.
  • plant: In springtime each year you would if seated there be close to the snowdrops planted by Mrs Watts which have been augmented by well-wishers.
  • follow: The crocuses are still to come, and so are the primroses and other wild flowers which follow the snowdrops in this wonderful churchyard.
  • include: England has a wealth of wild flowers including snowdrops, daffodils, bluebells, primroses, buttercups and cowslips.
  • have: Tony Darby had a snowdrop which I didn't know.
  • naturalize: Cornwall Lanhydrock Daily Good displays of naturalized snowdrops appear during February within the 30 acres of gardens and grounds.

Adjective modifier

  • first: The first few snowdrops had popped up on a sunny lawn.
  • common: Snowdrop The common snowdrop or galanthus is a genus of the Lily family consisting of about 20 species.
  • more: In the woodland this gave Nick a large area for ferns, hellebores, woodland bulbs, camellia and more snowdrops.
  • single: It was also believed to be unlucky to bring a single snowdrop into a house.
  • early: In spring and early summer snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells carpet the woodland floor.
  • double: A fine double Snowdrop... Few indeed are the flowers to be recorded in bloom.

Modifies a noun

  • lectin: Worse yet, rats fed plain potatoes sprinkled with snowdrop lectin did not show these effects.
  • bulb: So they started an appeal to raise money to buy snowdrop bulbs.
  • display: Interesting gardens, tho the main horticultural selling-point is its snowdrop displays in February.
  • flower: Moreover, the gene introduced into the potatoes was a snowdrop flower lectin, a substance known to be toxic to mammals.
  • weekend: England's Greatest Snowdrop Garden - Order bulbs & see Colesbourne Park, Gloucestershire during its snowdrop weekends in February.
  • season: In practice, during snowdrop season, this means working round the clock.

Preposition: in

  • pot: If you live within traveling distance of the nursery you can collect your snowdrops in pots.
  • churchyard: The crocuses are still to come, and so are the primroses and other wild flowers which follow the snowdrops in this wonderful churchyard.

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