noun
snow; heavenly flowers
A poetic or literary term for snow, likening falling snowflakes to blossoms from the heavens. Not used in everyday weather reports.
庭に天花が降り積もる。
Heavenly flowers (snow) pile up in the garden.
古い和歌には天花という言葉がよく出てくる。
The word 天花 often appears in old waka poems.
The standard, everyday word for snow. 天花 is a poetic synonym used mainly in literature.
From 天 (heaven) + 花 (flower), literally 'heavenly flowers', a poetic metaphor for snowflakes.