glory-of-the-snow

English

Chionodoxa siehei

Noun

glory-of-the-snow

1. A plant of species Scilla lucilliae, formerly Chionodoxa luciliae, one of the earliest to flower in the spring, native to Turkey, or its close relatives.
2. Any other plant of series Scilla ser. Chionodoxa (formerly genus Chionodoxa).

Derived terms

• Cretan glory-of-the-snow (Scilla cretica, syn. Chionodoxa cretica)
• dwarf glory-of-the-snow (Scilla nana, syn. Chionodoxa nana)
• Forbes' glory-of-the-snow (Scilla forbesii, syn. Chionodoxa forbesii)
• lesser glory-of-the-snow (Scilla sardensis, syn. Chionodoxa sardensis)
• Loch's glory-of-the-snow (Scilla lochiae, syn. Chionodoxa lochiae)
• Lucile's glory-of-the-snow (Scilla luciliae, syn. Chionodoxa luciliae)
• Siehe's glory-of-the-snow (Scilla forbesii, syn. Chionodoxa siehei)

Further reading

• Chionodoxa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Scilla luciliae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scilla luciliae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons