edelweiss (redirected from edelweisses)

e·del·weiss  (dl-vs, -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.

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[German : edel, noble (from Middle High German edele, from Old High German edili) + weiss, white (from Middle High German wz, from Old High German wz, hwz; see kweit- in Indo-European roots).]

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edelweiss [ade-el-vice]

Noun

a small white alpine flower [German: noble white]

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Noun

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edelweiss - alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts Leontopodium alpinum wild flower, wildflower - wild or uncultivated flowering plant genus Leontopodium, Leontopodium - edelweiss