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SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does snow-on-the-mountain mean?
• SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN (noun)
The noun SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN has 1 sense:
1. annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
Familiarity information: SNOW-ON-THE-MOUNTAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Euphorbia marginata; ghost weed; snow-in-summer; snow-on-the-mountain
Hypernyms ("snow-on-the-mountain" is a kind of...):
spurge (any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice)
Holonyms ("snow-on-the-mountain" is a member of...):
Euphorbia; genus Euphorbia (type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice)
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