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

Examples of glory-of-the-snow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1890, in the meaning defined above