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# snowdrop

«snowdrop» in Mova's school dictionary: **a small plant with a white flower that hangs down like a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a snowdrop, snowdrops)

### meaning for a pupil

A snowdrop is a small plant with a white flower that hangs down like a drop; it is one of the first flowers to bloom at the end of winter, sometimes while snow is still on the ground. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Nature and science: snowdrops grow from bulbs and flower in January to March in the UK and Ireland, a sign that spring is coming. Each flower has three outer white petals and a small inner cup with green marks. In stories and poems, snowdrops stand for hope and new beginnings. Safety: snowdrop bulbs are poisonous if eaten.

### examples

- The first snowdrops appeared under the hedge in February. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/#x1)
- Snowdrops hang their white heads like little lamps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/#x2)
- We counted snowdrops on our nature walk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/#x3)
- Don't eat snowdrop bulbs; they are poisonous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/#x4)
- Grandma planted snowdrops under the old apple tree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/#x5)
- The snowdrops pushed up through the frost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/#x6)
- In the poem, the snowdrop is a sign of hope. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/#x7)

### note

Countable, one word. Name comes from the flower looking like a drop (an earring) in the snow. Not the same as a snowflake. Its scientific name is Galanthus.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «snowdrop» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snowdrop/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.