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Edelweiss

Edelweiss Meaning & Definition
Edelweiss Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Edelweiss?

[n] alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts

Synonyms | Synonyms for Edelweiss: Leontopodium alpinum

Related Terms | Find terms related to Edelweiss:

See Also | genus Leontopodium | Leontopodium | wild flower | wildflower

Edelweiss In Webster's Dictionary

\E"del*weiss\, n. [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.] (Bot.) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant ({Leontopodium alpinum}), growing at high elevations in the Alps.

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