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 tree n : medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas [syn: {silver-bell tree}, {silverbell tree}, {opossum wood}, {Halesia carolina}, {Halesia tetraptera}]