snow-in-summer

snow-in-sum·mer

(snō′ĭn-sŭm′ər)n. A mat-forming perennial herb (Cerastium tomentosum) native to Europe and widely cultivated for its silvery leaves and white flowers.

snow-in-summer

n (Plants) another name for dusty miller¹ [C19: so called from the appearance of its flowers]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	snow-in-summer - annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milkEuphorbia marginata, ghost weed, snow-on-the-mountainEuphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juicespurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
	2.	snow-in-summer - chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowersCerastium tomentosum, love-in-a-mistclammy chickweed, mouse eared chickweed, mouse-ear chickweed, mouse ear, chickweed - any of various plants related to the common chickweed