e·del·weiss (  d l-v s , -ws)n. An alpine plant (Leontopodium alpinum), native to Europe and having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads surrounded by conspicuous whitish bracts. [German : edel, noble (from Middle High German edele, from Old High German edili) + weiss, white (from Middle High German w z, from Old High German wz, hwz; see kweit- in Indo-European roots).] |
edelweiss [ade-el-vice]
Noun
a small white alpine flower [German: noble white]
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| Noun | 1. |  edelweiss - alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bractswild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant genus Leontopodium, Leontopodium - edelweiss |
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