Synonyms for snowdrop
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 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.
A flower that first in this sweet garden smiled, / To virgins sacred, and the Snow-drop styled.
Related words
- Phrases
- snowdrop windflower
Forms
- Plural
- snowdrops → fairmaids…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| snowdrop | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- fairmaid