snow plant
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snow plant

noun

Definition of SNOW PLANT

: a fleshy bright-red saprophytic herb (Sarcodes sanguinea) of the Indian-pipe family that grows in high-altitude coniferous woods of the western United States and often appears before the snow melts

First Known Use of SNOW PLANT

1846

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