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edelweiss
CIDE DICTIONARY
edelweiss, n. [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.].
A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum ), growing at high elevations in the Alps. It is the national flower of Austria. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
edelweiss, n. an Alpine plant, Leontopodium alpinum, with woolly white bracts around the flower-heads, growing in rocky places.
Etymology
G f. edel noble + weiss white
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