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n. - A covering of a layer of white crystals of frozen water (as on a mountain peak).

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  • The snowcap in the Cascades is of half normal levels.
  • Of course, a decreased snowcap is an another indication of Global Warming.
  • Kilimanjaro has been stripped of its snowcap for the first time in 11,000 years.
  • I've just found your blog while I was hunting for what a "snowcap mushroom" was..
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