Look up: Edelweiss

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   Edelweiss
   Edelweiss is a small rosette plant with narrow leaves covered with long, white, silky hairs and white flowers, belonging to the family Compositae. It grows wild in the Swiss Alps.
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   edelweiss
   [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
   E'del·weiss noun [ G., from edel noble + weiss white.] (Botany) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant ( Leontopodium alpinum ), growing at high elevations in the Alps.
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   edelweiss
   <botany> A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps. ... Origin: G, fr. Edel noble + weiss white. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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   edelweiss
   Leontopodium alpinum noun 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
   `Edelweiss` (`Leontopodium alpinum`), one of the best-known European mountain flowers, belongs to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name comes from German `edel` (meaning `noble`) and `weiß` (meaning `white`). The scientific name, `Leontopodium` means `lion's paw`, being derived from Greek words `leon` (lion) and `podion` (diminutive of `pous`, foot). Flowering stalks of edelweiss can grow to a size of 3-20 cm (in cultivation, up to 40...
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   Edelweiss
   • (n.) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps.
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   edelweiss
   (Leontopodium alpinum), perennial plant of the family Asteraceae, native to alpine areas of Europe and South America. It has 2 to 10 yellow flower ...
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   Edelweiss
   Edelweiss is a German girl name. The meaning of the name is `Small, White Flower` The name Edelweiss doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Edelweiss seems to be unique!
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    edelweiss
    edelweiss (ā'dulvīs) , perennial aster plant (genus Leontopodium) found at high altitudes in the mountains of Europe, Asia, and South America. It is about 6 in. (15.2 cm) tall with woolly-white floral leaves and small heads of yellow disk flowers surrounded by silvery bracts. Despite...
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