Snow plant Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground
Sarcodes sanguinea.
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(Bot.) , a fleshy parasitic herb (Sarcodes sanguinea ) growing in the coniferous forests of California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots up.
