snowdrop
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snowdrop¹
- /ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/ UK
- /ˈsnoʊ.dɹɑp/ US
Where it comes from
From snow + drop.
noun snowdrops
- 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.
- Alternative letter-case form of Snowdrop (“a Royal Air Force police officer”).
verb snowdrops · snowdropping · snowdropped
- To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline. MS: There was a lot of snowdropping in those days? / SL: Oh, I've never actually stooped to snowdropping; I used to go into shops. Boosting, man, boosting. But you learn how to survive.
Snowdrop²
Where it comes from
From the plant snowdrop. Named for the white-topped caps sported by NCOs and warrant officers in the Royal Air Force Police.
noun Snowdrops · snowdrop
- A Royal Air Force police officer. For quotations using this term, see Citations:Snowdrop.
Translations
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noun plant
| Español | campanilla de febrero, campanilla de invierno, flor de nieve |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 설강화 seolganghwa |
| 中文 | 雪花蓮 /雪花莲 xuěhuālián |
| Português | galanto |
| Français | perce-neige |
| Deutsch | Schneeglöckchen |
| Italiano | bucaneve |
| Ελληνικά | λευκόιο lefkóio |
| Română | ghiocel |
| Русский | подсне́жник podsnéžnik |
Talk about this word "snowdrop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/snowdrop. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. snowdrop. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/snowdrop "snowdrop." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/snowdrop.Cite this
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title = {snowdrop},
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