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Noun: snow plant  snow plãnt
  1. 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

Derived forms: snow plants

Type of: wild flower, wildflower

Part of: genus Sarcodes, Sarcodes

Encyclopedia: Snow plant