any plant of the liliaceous genus Chionodoxa, of S Europe and W Asia
glory-of-the-snow
Word origin
C19: New Latin, from Greek khiōn snow + doxa glory
chionodoxa in American English
(ˌkaiənouˈdɑksə, kaiˌɑnə-)
noun
any of several plants belonging to the genus Chionodoxa, of the lily family, having blue, white, or pink clusters of flowers on short stalks, and including the glory-of-the-snow
Word origin
[1844; ‹ NL ‹ Gk chiono-, comb. form of chio᷇n snow + dóxa glory]
Examples of 'chionodoxa' in a sentence
chionodoxa
A close relative of chionodoxa is scilla.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Almost all narcissi and daffodils, snowdrops and lots of the little blue bulbs — scilla and chionodoxa — will cope with shade.