A snowdrop is a small white flower which appears in the early spring.
snowdrop in British English
(ˈsnəʊˌdrɒp)
noun
any of several amaryllidaceous plants of the Eurasian genus Galanthus, esp G. nivalis, having drooping white bell-shaped flowers that bloom in early spring
snowdrop in American English
(ˈsnoʊˌdrɑp)
noun
any of a genus (Galanthus) of low-growing, bulbous perennials of the lily family; esp., the common snowdrop (G. nivalis) of the Mediterranean region, with small, bell-shaped, white flowers
Examples of 'snowdrop' in a sentence
snowdrop
Maybe the snowdrops will be blooming and temperatures rising by the time he returns.
The Sun (2010)
My established snowdrops are flowering badly.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
I think the ground is full of daffodils and snowdrops and lilies and iris working their way out of the dark.
Frances Hodgson Burnett The Secret Garden (1911)
Some snowdrops in Britain probably derive from native plants, but many are are descendants of flowers that have escaped from gardens.