galanthophile
Dec. 30th, 2015 08:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
prettygoodwordgalanthophile - n., an enthusiastic collector of snowdrops.
Yes, the flower -- specifically, species and cultivars of genus Galanthus. Yes, there's a word for it -- and has been since the late 19th century. Yes, it comes from the genus name -- itself from Greek roots gala, milk + anthos, flower.
---L.
Yes, the flower -- specifically, species and cultivars of genus Galanthus. Yes, there's a word for it -- and has been since the late 19th century. Yes, it comes from the genus name -- itself from Greek roots gala, milk + anthos, flower.
---L.
