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snowflake
CIDE DICTIONARY
snowflake, n.
- A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow. [1913 Webster]
- See Snowbird, 1. [1913 Webster]
- A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus
Leucoium (L. vernum ,æstivum , etc.) resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth leaves of equal size. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
snowflake, n.
1 each of the small collections of crystals in which snow falls.
2 a any bulbous plant of the genus Leucojum, with snowdrop-like flowers. b the white flower of this plant.
1 each of the small collections of crystals in which snow falls.
2 a any bulbous plant of the genus Leucojum, with snowdrop-like flowers. b the white flower of this plant.
THESAURUS
snowflake
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snowflake
Cold
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