I always try my best not to use too many technical terms when describing snowdrops, but sometimes it’s difficult not to. My aim is to compile a list in one place to avoid any confusion. I will keep adding to it when I can.

Here is a list terms related to Galanthus (snowdrops):

1. Androecium: The collective term for the stamens in a flower, representing the male reproductive organs.
2. Bulb: An underground storage organ in snowdrops, from which the plant annually grows.
3. Capsule: The fruit that develops from the ovary of the snowdrop, containing seeds.
4. Cataphylls: Tubular, membranous sheaths that enclose the leaves as they emerge from the bulb in snowdrops.
5. Flower: In snowdrops, it comprises six tepals in two whorls, with distinct outer and inner tepals often having green markings.
6. Gynoecium: The female reproductive part of the flower, including the ovary, style, and stigma.
7. Leaves: In Galanthus, typically two basal, linear leaves emerge from the bulb, exhibiting different forms of vernation.
8. Ovary: The part of the snowdrop flower where seeds are formed, known as an inferior ovary.
9. Pedicel: The slender stalk that connects the flower of the snowdrop to the scape.
10. Scape: The erect, leafless flowering stalk in snowdrops, arising from the bulb.
11. Seeds: Contained within the capsule, with elaiosomes that attract ants for dispersal.
12. Spathe: A pair of bract-like structures at the top of the scape, usually fused to appear as one.