Meaning of EDELWEISS
| Pronunciation: | | 'eydl`vIs
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[n] alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts |
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EDELWEISS is a 9 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | Leontopodium alpinum |
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| | See Also: | | genus Leontopodium, Leontopodium, wild flower, wildflower | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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