glory-of-the-snow

noun

glo·ry-of-the-snow ˈglȯr-ē-əv-ṯẖə-ˈsnō

: any of a genus (Chionodoxa) of hardy spring-flowering chiefly Mediterranean bulbous herbs of the lily family with basal leaves and racemes of blue, white, or pink flowers

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Candidates include crocus, glory-of-the-snow (chionodoxa), Siberian squill (scilla siberica), winter aconite (eranthis), reticulated iris(), and snowdrops (). —

Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2023

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circa 1890, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of glory-of-the-snow was circa 1890

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