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snow-on-the-mountain

[ snoh-on-thuh-moun-tn, -awn- ]

noun

  1. a spurge, Euphorbia marginata, of the western U.S., having leaves with white margins and white petallike bracts.


snow-on-the-mountain

noun

  1. a North American euphorbiaceous plant, Euphorbia marginata, having white-edged leaves and showy white bracts surrounding small flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of snow-on-the-mountain1

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

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