snowdrop

English

/ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/, /ˈsnoʊ.dɹɑp/

noun

Definitions

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.

Etymology

Compound from English snow + English drop (act of dropping).

Origin

English

drop

Gloss

act of dropping

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Snowmageddon English
backdrop English
bedrop English
besnow English
desnow English
dewdrop English
drop English
drop-drill English
dropbox English
dropcloth English
dropdown English
dropfile English
dropful English
drophead English
dropitis English
dropkick English
dropleaf English
dropless English
droplet English
droplight English
droplike English
dropline English
droplist English
dropmeal English
dropnet English
dropometry English
dropout English
droppable English
dropper English
droppest English
droppeth English
dropseed English
dropship English
dropside English
dropsite English
dropstone English
droptop English
dropwise English
dropworm English
dropwort English
dropzone English
eardrop English
eavedrop English
eavesdrop English
eyedrop English
gumdrop English
ice drop English
maildrop English
microdrop English
misdrop English
multidrop English
nanodrop English
nonsnow English
overdrop English
predrop English
raindrop English
rosedrop English
snow English
snow bike English
snow panther English
snow pillow English
snow plow English
snow shed English
snow shower English
snow tire English
snow-free English
snow-white English
snowball English
snowbank English
snowbase English
snowbear English
snowbell English
snowbelt English
snowberry English
snowbird English
snowblade English
snowblind English
snowblink English
snowblower English
snowboard English
snowboot English
snowbound English
snowbrush English
snowbush English
snowcap English
snowcapt English
snowclad English
snowcock English
snowcone English
snowcrete English
snowcross English
snowdog English
snowdome English
snowdrift English
snowdropper English
snower English
snowest English
snoweth English
snowface English
snowfall English
snowfield English
snowfight English
snowfighter English
snowfinch English
snowflake English
snowfleck English
snowfolk English
snowful English
snowgirl English
snowgo English
snowgrass English
snowgun English
snowhole English
snowish English
snowkid English
snowkiting English
snowlady English
snowless English
snowlight English
snowlike English
snowmachine English
snowmaking English
snowman English
snowmelt English
snowmeow English
snowmobile English
snowologist English
snowout English
snowpack English
snowperson English
snowpile English
snowpit English
snowplane English
snowplough English
snowplow English
snowpocalypse English
snowprint English
snowproof English
snowrut English
snowscape English
snowshoe English
snowshower English
snowslide English
snowslip English
snowsport English
snowsquall English
snowstorm English
snowsuit English
snowsure English
snowsurfer English
snowsurfing English
snowswept English
snowthrower English
snowtime English
snowtopped English
snowwear English
snowwoman English
snowy English
sweatdrop English
teardrop English
thundersnow English
undersnow English
waterdrop English
droppi Finnish
drop French
dropper French
droppe Norwegian Bokmål
dropar Portuguese
sinó Portuguese
dropa Old English
snow Middle English
ice drop Cebuano
ސްނޯ Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian