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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above