snowball bush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of snowball bush
First recorded in 1930–35
Example Sentences
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The hydrangea bush—or snowball bush, as we called it—on our lawn glowed in the sunlight, and I stared at it.
From Literature
An oriole burst into melody, swinging in the great snowball bush near the Willow Street fence.
From Project Gutenberg
There are about one hundred species, including the old-fashioned snowball bush, perhaps the best-known species in this country.
From Project Gutenberg
Gregarious John Townsend, whose head looks like a snowball bush in full bloom, is solidly Republican, completely acceptable to Delaware's Du Pont dynasty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Beneath the fluted columns a single great snowball bush appeared to float like a cloud in the warm wind.
From Project Gutenberg
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