snowflake
NounUS[snoh-fleyk]/ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk/2 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)snowflakes
- a crystal of snowSynonyms: flakeType of crystalPart of snow, snowfallSubstance of snowMade of water, H2O
- white Arctic buntingSynonyms: snow buntingsnowbirdPlectrophenax nivalisType of buntingMember of Plectrophenax, genus Plectrophenax
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Snow′flake′ noun
1. A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow.
2. Zoology See Snowbird, 1.
3. Botany A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus Leucoium (Leucoium vernum, Leucoium aestivum, etc.) resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth leaves of equal size.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54