snow-on-the-moun|tain

snow-on-the-moun|tain
snow-on-the-moun|tain «SNOH on thuh MOWN tuhn, -n-», noun.
a spurge of the western United States, having showy flowers with white bracts and leaves with white edges, often grown as an ornamental.

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  • snow-on-the-mountain — snow′ on the moun′tain n. pln a spurge, Euphorbia marginata, of the western U.S., having leaves with white margins and white petallike bracts • Etymology: 1875–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • moun|tain|side — «MOWN tuhn SYD», noun. the side or slope of a mountain below the summit: »snow draped mountainsides (Wall Street Journal) …   Useful english dictionary

  • mountain — moun|tain W3S3 [ˈmauntın US ˈmauntən] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: montaigne, from Latin montanus, from mons; MOUNT2] 1.) a very high hill ▪ the highest mountain in Austria ▪ the Rocky Mountains ▪ a steep mountain road …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mountain — moun|tain [ mauntn ] noun count *** 1. ) a natural structure like a very big hill that is much higher than the usual level of land around it: They went walking and climbing in the mountains. spectacular mountain scenery There was still snow on… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Amarnath —    Amarnath is a famous shrine to SHIVA in Kashmir, located some 80 miles from Shrinagar, in a moun tain cave roughly 7,500 feet high. A Shiva LINGAM shape of ice covered with snow is visible at the far end of the cave. This is considered a… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

  • Himalayan Mountains —    Himalaya (the abode of the snows) is a vast moun tain range spreading across six countries: India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Tibet (ruled by China). Geographically it separates the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan plateau.… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

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