Edelweiss

Definitions of edelweiss

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: Leontopodium alpinum

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type of:
wild flower, wildflower
wild or uncultivated flowering plant

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