# snowdrop

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsnəʊ.dɹɒp/ · frequency rank #73,641

## Definitions
1. 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.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Snowdrop (“a Royal Air Force police officer”).

## Etymology
From snow + drop.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/snowdrop