galanthophile
Syllables: ga·lan·tho·phile/ɡəˈlanθə(ʊ)fʌɪl/
galanthophile noun: an enthusiastic collector of snowdrops.
Noun
galanthophile (plural galanthophiles)
- An enthusiastic collector of snowdrops.
- Mr. Lyman owns the Temple Nursery, a mail order business little known beyond the world of galanthophiles, or snowdrop lovers.2009 April 16, Anne Raver, “Learning to love snowdrops”, in The New York Times
- The world of snowdrop fanciers (galanthophiles) is full of headstrong egos. […] However, one gently spoken and quiet Gloucestershire galanthophile, Phil Cornish, sidesteps all that nonsense.2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8
Forms of galanthophile
| plural | galanthophiles |
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Origin of galanthophile
From taxonomic name Galanthus + -o- + -phile.
Questions about galanthophile
- What does galanthophile mean?
- Galanthophile means an enthusiastic collector of snowdrops.
- What part of speech is galanthophile?
- Galanthophile is a noun.
- How do you pronounce galanthophile?
- Galanthophile is pronounced /ɡəˈlanθə(ʊ)fʌɪl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of galanthophile?
- The plural of galanthophile is galanthophiles.
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