snow plant

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   a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground

   SynonymsSarcodes sanguinea

   Broaderwildflower

   Part ofSarcodes

Questions about snow plant

What does snow plant mean?

snow plant means "a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground".

What is another word for snow plant?

Close synonyms include Sarcodes sanguinea. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.