Snowdrop (disambiguation)
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The snowdrop is a small genus of about 20 species in the family Amaryllidaceae that are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring.
Snowdrop may also refer to:
As a verb
- Snowdropping has several slang meanings (see Wiktionary: snowdrop)
A vessel
- MV Snowdrop, a Mersey Ferry
- USS Snowdrop (1863), a Union Navy ship
- HMS Snowdrop, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy
Other uses
- Snowdrop Science Academy is a private school in Monroeville, PA.
- A British nickname for members of the United States Army Military Police corps during the Second World War (referring to their white cap or helmet, white gaiters, white gloves etc.)
- The Snowdrop Campaign and Snowdrop Petition, calls for a ban on handguns in Scotland, set up in response to the Dunblane Massacre
- Snowdrop engine, a game engine developed by Massive Entertainment.
Books
- Snowdrops (novel), Booker-nominated debut novel by AD Miller
- The Snow Drop (magazine) Eliza Lanesford Cushing a monthly girls' magazine 1847
- Snow Drop (manhwa)
Music
- "Podsnezhnik" (Snowdrop), Op. 47 No. 9, Russian art song by Grechaninov
- Snowdrop, for piano Christian Wolff 1969
- Snow Drop, James Oswald
Songs
- "Snowdrop", by William Clauson 1963
- "Snowdrop", by Stan Getz / João Gilberto
- "Snowdrop", by Eugene Chadbourne
- "Snowdrop", by Roland Orzabal Composed by Alan Griffiths / Roland Orzabal
- "Snowdrop", by Eric Bogle Composed by John Munro
- "Snowdrop", by Lycia (band) Composed by Mike Van Portfleet / Tara Vanflower
- "Snowdrop," by Cathy Fink / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / Marcy Marxer
- "Snow Drop" (L'Arc-en-Ciel song)
- "Snow Drop", by Cherie (singer)
- "Snow Drop", by Creme Fraiche Composed by Lars Togeby
See also
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