Definition of Chionodoxas

1. chionodoxa [n] - See also: chionodoxa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chionodoxas

chints
chintses
chintz
chintzes
chintzier
chintziest
chintzily
chintzy
chinwag
chinwagged
chinwagging
chinwags
chiolite
chionablepsia
chionodoxa
chionodoxas (current term)
chionophile
chionophiles
chip
chip-blower
chip-shot
chip and PIN
chip at
chip away
chip away at
chip graft
chip in
chip leader
chip leaders
chip log

Literary usage of Chionodoxas

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"chionodoxas thrive in any fertile soil, well drained and not too heavy, and in any exposure, the main requisite for growth being that they have light and an ..."

2. Studies in Gardening by Arthur Clutton-Brock (1916)
"It is also possible, of course, to sow some low growing hardy annual over them, especially over the Scillas and chionodoxas, which like to be planted deep ..."

3. The Principles of Floriculture by Edward Albert White (1915)
"chionodoxas (glory-of-the-snow), botanical classification. ... chionodoxas arc bulbous plants with narrow, grasslike foliage and blue flowers borne on an ..."

4. A Practical Guide to Garden Plants by John Weathers (1901)
"chionodoxas are natives of the mountains of Crete and Asia, ... chionodoxas are perfectly hardy, and for naturalising in grass land with some of the smaller ..."

5. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"chionodoxas hybridize with Scilla, and the hybrids are sometimes known as ... chionodoxas thrive in any fertile soil, well drained and not too heavy, ..."

6. Gardening (1905)
"THE chionodoxas. of the blue of the chionodoxas, many of which have six flowers, a number that will be greatly increased another year. ..."

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