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snowdrop

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snow·drop  (sndrp)
n.
Any of several bulbous Eurasian plants of the genus Galanthus, having solitary, nodding white flowers that bloom in early spring.

snowdrop [ˈsnəʊˌdrɒp]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several amaryllidaceous plants of the Eurasian genus Galanthus, esp G. nivalis, having drooping white bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring
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Noun1.snowdropsnowdrop - common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
anemone, windflower - any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
Translations
snowdrop [ˈsnəʊdrɒp] Ncampanilla f de invierno
snowdrop [ˈsnəʊdrɒp] nperce-neige m
snowed in adjbloqué(e) par la neige
snowed under adjdébordé(e)
to be snowed under with sth (work)être débordé(e) de qch; (mail, orders, enquiries)être inondé(e) de qch
snowdrop [ˈsnəʊˌdrɒp] nbucaneve m inv
snowdrop [ˈsnəʊˌdrɒp] nbucaneve m inv


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But Snowdrop grew more and more beautiful; and when she was seven years old she was as bright as the day, and fairer than the queen herself.
Number two: you pulled Snowdrop away by the tail just as I had put down the saucer of milk before her
She is an anxious, spare, yet vigorous old woman, clean as a snowdrop.
 
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