English Dictionary: snowflake | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for snowflake | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Snowflake \Snow"flake`\, n. 1. A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow. 2. (Zo[94]l.) See {Snowbird}, 1. 3. (Bot.) A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus {Leucoium} ({L. vernum}, {[91]stivum}, etc.) resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth leaves of equal size. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax, [or] Plectrophanes, nivalis}) common, in winter, both in Europe and the United States, and often appearing in large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white, but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also {snow bunting}, {snowflake}, {snowfleck}, and {snowflight}. (b) Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in winter time, especially {J. hyemalis} in the Eastern United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See {Junco}. (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Snowflake, AZ (town, FIPS 67800) Location: 34.52198 N, 110.08420 W Population (1990): 3679 (1158 housing units) Area: 76.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 85937 |