Snowdrop

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsnəʊ.drÉ’p/
• US enPR: snōʹdräp, IPA: /ˈsnoÊŠ.drÉ‘p/

Origin

From snow + drop.

Full definition of snowdrop

Noun

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 at the end of winter.

Derived terms

• snowdrop anemone
• snowdrop tree
• snowdrop windflower

Verb

1. (Australia, slang) To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.