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:

As a verb

• Snowdropping has several slang meanings (see Wiktionary: snowdrop)

A vessel

• MV Snowdrop, a Mersey Ferry
• USS Snowdrop (1863), a Union Navy ship
• HMS Snowdrop, the name of two ships of the Royal Navy

Other uses

• Snowdrop Science Academy 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, calls for a ban on handguns in Scotland, set up in response to the Dunblane Massacre
• Snowdrop engine, a game engine developed by Massive Entertainment.

Books

• Snowdrops (novel), Booker-nominated debut novel by AD Miller
• The Snow Drop (magazine) Eliza Lanesford Cushing a monthly girls' magazine 1847
• Snow Drop (manhwa)

Music

• "Podsnezhnik" (Snowdrop), Op. 47 No. 9, Russian art song by Grechaninov
• Snowdrop, for piano Christian Wolff 1969
• Snow Drop, James Oswald

Songs

• "Snowdrop", by William Clauson 1963
• "Snowdrop", by Stan Getz / João Gilberto
• "Snowdrop", by Eugene Chadbourne
• "Snowdrop", by Roland Orzabal Composed by Alan Griffiths / Roland Orzabal
• "Snowdrop", by Eric Bogle Composed by John Munro
• "Snowdrop", by Lycia (band) Composed by Mike Van Portfleet / Tara Vanflower
• "Snowdrop," by Cathy Fink / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer / Marcy Marxer
• "Snow Drop" (L'Arc-en-Ciel song)
• "Snow Drop", by Cherie (singer)
• "Snow Drop", by Creme Fraiche Composed by Lars Togeby

See also

• The Snowdrop Festival