snow plant

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh plant, plahnt]
- /snoʊ plænt, plɑnt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [snoh plant, plahnt]
- /snoʊ plænt, plɑnt/

Definitions of snow plant words

noun snow plant a leafless, parasitic plant, Sarcodes sanguinea, of the pine forests of the Sierra Nevada in California, having a stout spike of bright red flowers, a thickly scaled stem, and a corallike mass of roots. 1
noun snow plant a saprophytic plant, Sarcodes sanguinea, of mountain pine forests of W North America, having a fleshy scaly reddish stalk, no leaves, and pendulous scarlet flowers that are often produced before the snow melts: family Monotropaceae 0
noun snow plant a red, fleshy, saprophytic plant (Sarcodes sanguinea) of the heath family, with hanging red flowers and no leaves, growing in the pine forests of the Sierra Nevada: often found in spring before the snow has melted 0

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Origin of snow plant

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

First recorded in 1840-50

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Parts of speech for Snow plant

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snow plant popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

snow plant usage trend in Literature

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