snow-in-summer

snow-in-sum·mer

(snō′ĭn-sŭm′ər)

n.

A mat-forming perennial herb (Cerastium tomentosum) native to Europe and widely cultivated for its silvery leaves and white flowers.

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snow-in-summer

n

(Plants) another name for dusty miller¹

[C19: so called from the appearance of its flowers]

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Noun	1.	snow-in-summer - annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk Euphorbia marginata, ghost weed, snow-on-the-mountain Euphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice spurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
	2.	snow-in-summer - chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers Cerastium tomentosum, love-in-a-mist clammy chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse-ear chickweed, mouse ear, chickweed - any of various plants related to the common chickweed

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