Leontopodium alpinum

Definitions of Leontopodium alpinum
  1. noun
    alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
    synonyms: edelweiss
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    type of:
    wild flower, wildflower
    wild or uncultivated flowering plant
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