galanthophile

English

WOTD – 16 November 2015

The snowdrop Galanthus elwesii in Hungary

Etymology

Galanthus + -o- +‎ -phile.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɡəˈlanθə(ʊ)fʌɪl/

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• Hyphenation: ga‧lan‧tho‧phile

Noun

galanthophile (plural galanthophiles)

1. An enthusiastic collector of snowdrops.
   • 2009 April 16, Anne Raver, “Learning to love snowdrops”, in The New York Times‎:

     Mr. Lyman owns the Temple Nursery, a mail order business little known beyond the world of galanthophiles, or snowdrop lovers.

   • 2015 February 7, Val Bourne, “The quiet man of the world of snowdrops”, in The Daily Telegraph (London), page G8:

     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.