snowdrop
IPA: snˈoʊdrɑp
noun
- 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.
- (RAF slang) A Royal Air Force police officer.
- Alternative letter-case form of Snowdrop (“a Royal Air Force police officer”). [(RAF slang) A Royal Air Force police officer.]
verb
- (Australia, slang, transitive, intransitive) To steal clothing (especially women's underwear) from a clothesline.
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Examples of "snowdrop" in Sentences
- Beautiful image of the common snowdrop.
- Sings well, but not as naturally as Snowdrop.
- On the night of the show, Snowdrop refuses to go.
- He picks a snowdrop, echoing the opening of the film.
- All students entering Snowdrop must take an entrance exam.
- I have snowdrops and bluebells and the beginnings of daffodils.
- What is the chemical nature of the food reserve in the corm of snowdrop
- Girls Plaided green skirt, white button down blouse and Snowdrop sweater.
- A woodland walk is well known locally for abundant snowdrop blooms in February.