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snowdrop.

Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.

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noun/ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsnoʊ.dɹɑp/General-American
  1. Any of the 20 species of the genus Galanthus of the Amaryllidaceae, bulbous flowering plants, bearing a solitary, pendulous, white, bell-shaped flower that appears, depending on species, between autumn and late winter or early spring, all native to temperate Eurasia.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Snowdrop (“a Royal Air Force police officer”).

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Where this word comes from

From snow + drop.

verb/ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsnoʊ.dɹɑp/General-American
  1. To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.

    Australia · ambitransitive · slang
Where this word comes from

From snow + drop.

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