summer snowflake

/ˌsʌmər ˌsnoʊˈfleɪk/
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Definitions of summer snowflake
  1. noun
    common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
    synonyms: Ornithogalum umbellatum, sleepy dick, starflower
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    type of:
    star-of-Bethlehem
    any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers
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