Definitions for snowdrop
ˈsnoʊˌdrɒpsnow·drop

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. wood anemone, snowdrop, Anemone quinquefolianoun

   common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. snowdropnoun

   Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Liliaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears at the end of winter.

2. snowdropverb

   To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.

3. snowdropverb

   To drop food aid across a wide area from an aircraft.

4. snowdropverb

   to transfer semen from mouth to mouth while kissing.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snowdropnoun

   narcissoleucoium, Latin. An early flower.

   The flower is, for the most part, composed of six leaves, in form of a lily, which are sometimes equal, and sometimes unequal and pendulous: the empalement becomes a roundish fruit, which is divided into three cells, and full of roundish seeds: to which may be anded, it hath a bulbous root. Philip Miller.

   When we tried the experiment with the leaves of those purely white flowers that appear about the end of Winter, called snowdrops, the event was not much unlike that newly mentioned. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

   The little shape, by magick pow’r,
   Grew less and less, contracted to a flow’r;
   A flow’r, that first in this sweet garden smil’d,
   To virgins sacred, and the snowdrop styl’d. Thomas Tickell.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. snowdrop

   Galanthus (from Ancient Greek γάλα, (gála, "milk") + ἄνθος (ánthos, "flower")), or snowdrop, is a small genus of approximately 20 species of bulbous perennial herbaceous plants in the family Amaryllidaceae. The plants have two linear leaves and a single small white drooping bell-shaped flower with six petal-like (petaloid) tepals in two circles (whorls). The smaller inner petals have green markings. Snowdrops have been known since the earliest times under various names, but were named Galanthus in 1753. As the number of recognised species increased, various attempts were made to divide the species into subgroups, usually on the basis of the pattern of the emerging leaves (vernation). In the era of molecular phylogenetics this characteristic has been shown to be unreliable and now seven molecularly defined clades are recognised that correspond to the biogeographical distribution of species. New species continue to be discovered. Most species flower in winter, before the vernal equinox (20 or 21 March in the Northern Hemisphere), but some flower in early spring and late autumn. Sometimes snowdrops are confused with the two related genera within the tribe Galantheae, snowflakes Leucojum and Acis.

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1. snowdrop

   A snowdrop is a small, bulbous, perennial plant (genus Galanthus) typically characterized by its white, bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring or late winter. The name "snowdrop" refers to the drooping flower's resemblance to a drop of snow. It's popular in regions with cold temperatures and is often one of the first flowers to bloom after winter.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Snowdropnoun

   a bulbous plant (Galanthus nivalis) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its beauty

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1. • Anemone

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How to pronounce snowdrop?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of snowdrop in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of snowdrop in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=snowdrop
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Snowdrop
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=snowdrop
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowdrop
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snowdrop
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=snowdrop