подснежник?

this is given as snowdrop in English. I'm not familiar with that term, can someone explain what a подснежник is?

thanks

Depending on the context it can be:

1) flower. The one that blossoms in late winter or early spring while the snow is still there. It's rather popular, there are a lot of poems about this flower.
Here is the picture:
http://www.countrysideliving.net/GRD_Po ... Jan05.html

2) (cops slang) a corpse that was hidden under the snow and was found at spring when the snow began to melt.

3) the humorous name for a car driver, who newer drives his car in winter, and whose car often remains all the winter under the snow.

3) the humorous name for a car driver_ who never drives his car in winter, and whose car often remains all _ winter under the snow.

thanks for the interesting uses of подснежник. Here's the context:

На лесных полянах робко показались первые подснежники.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by sperk

На лесных полянах робко показались первые подснежники.

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The first snowdrops, winter's corps and dummy cars' drivers confusedly appeared on the forest's meadows...

Quote:

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Originally Posted by JJ

The first snowdrops, winter's corps and dummy cars' drivers confusedly appeared on the forest's meadows...

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:lol: Перечислены в порядке убывания вероятности.

JJ, как обычно, аццкий агнимйот. :)