snow-on-the-mountain

noun

A small shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae, having white-margined leaves and white flowers; Euphorbia marginata.

Similar
smoke-on-the-prairieghostweedsnow-in-summerghost weedEuphorbia marginata
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Meanings

nounsnow-on-the-mountain (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA small shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae, having white-margined leaves and white flowers; Euphorbia marginata.

    Synonyms: smoke-on-the-prairie, ghostweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA small shrub in the family Euphorbiaceae, having white-margined leaves and white flowers; Euphorbia marginata.

Similar
smoke-on-the-prairieghostweed

More synonyms by meaning

nounannual spurge of western United States having showy white-bracted flower clusters and very poisonous milk

Similar
snow-in-summerghost weedEuphorbia marginata
Broader
spurge
Also see
ghostweedsnow-in-summer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hungarian jégvirág
  • jégvirágTranslations
Japanese 初雪草
  • 初雪草 (hatsuyuki-sō)Translations
Polish wilczomlecz obrzeżony, wilczomlecz białobrzegi
  • wilczomlecz obrzeżonyTranslations
  • wilczomlecz białobrzegiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

snow-on-the-mountain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow-on-the-mountain

MLA

“snow-on-the-mountain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow-on-the-mountain. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snow-on-the-mountain,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snow-on-the-mountain.

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