Meanings
nounsnow plant (plural snow plants)
plural snow plants
- Sarcodes sanguinea, a parasitic flowering plant in the heath family.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground
Similar
Sarcodes sanguinea
Broader
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snow plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20plant
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“snow plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20plant. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow plant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow%20plant.
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