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:
Snowdrop
Galanthus is a small genus of about 20 species of bulbous herbaceous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae...
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:
- MV SnowdropMV SnowdropThe MV Snowdrop is a Mersey Ferry in operation on the River Mersey, England. From launch until a major refit in 2003, she was named MV Woodchurch.-MV Woodchurch:The Woodchurch was the sister ship of the MV Mountwood...
, a Mersey Ferry - USS Snowdrop (1863)USS Snowdrop (1863)USS Snowdrop, originally named Albert DeGroat and occasionally referred to as A. DeGroat was a screw tug built in 1863 at Buffalo, New York...
, a Union Navy ship - HMS SnowdropHMS SnowdropTwo ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Snowdrop after the flower, the Snowdrop: was an Azalea class sloop launched in 1915 and sold in 1923. was a Flower class corvette launched in 1940, sold in 1947 and broken up in 1949....
, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy - Snowdrop Science AcademySnowdrop Science AcademySnowdrop Science Academy is a Pre-K-8 private school in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 2005 by the non-profit organization West Penn Cultural Center . The school was a private institution with an enrollment of 54 students...
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 were calls for a ban on handguns in Scotland, set up in response to the Dunblane MassacreDunblane massacreThe Dunblane massacre was a multiple murder-suicide which occurred at Dunblane Primary School in the Scottish town of Dunblane on 13 March 1996. Sixteen children and one adult were killed by Thomas Hamilton before he committed suicide.-Timeline of events:...
- Snowdrops (novel), Booker-nominated debut novel by AD Miller