| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun
also snow-in-harvest | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷
: any of several plants blossoming at harvestime: as
a. : a mouse-ear chickweed ( Cerastium tomentosum ) with grayish tomentose foliage and rather large white flowers that is sometimes used as a low border about ornamental plantings
b. : a virgin's bower ( Clematis viorna ) of the eastern United States sometimes cultivated for its purplish flowers and showy plumose white archenes