Snowdrop \Snow"drop`\, n. (Bot.) A bulbous plant ({Galanthus nivalis}) bearing white flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is cultivated in gardens for its beauty. {Snowdrop tree}. See {Silver-bell tree}, under {Silver}, a.
snowdrop n : common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers [syn: {wood anemone}, {Anemone quinquefolia}]