edelweiss


Pronunciation key

( ādʼl-vīs′ )

e•del•weiss

n.

[G.; edel noble, precious + weiss white].

Small native plant of the Swiss Alps which has white wooly leaves arranged in star-shaped clusters with small, yellow flower heads at their centers.

edelweiss

References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • ndsu.edu, Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)
  • Edelweiss, a Collapsed Star
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