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snow-on-the-mountain

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snow-on-the-moun·tain (snn--mountn, -ôn-)
n.
A widely cultivated plant (Euphorbia marginata) of the central United States, having white-margined leaves and showy white bracts. Also called ghostweed.

snow-on-the-mountain
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a North American euphorbiaceous plant, Euphorbia marginata, having white-edged leaves and showy white bracts surrounding small flowers
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Noun1.snow-on-the-mountain - annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milksnow-on-the-mountain - annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
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


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