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SNOW PLANT
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground
Synonyms:
Sarcodes sanguinea; snow plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("snow plant" is a kind of...):
wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Holonyms ("snow plant" is a member of...):
genus Sarcodes; Sarcodes (snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae)
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