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edelweiss definition

edel·weiss (ā′dəl vīs′, ād′'l-)

noun

a small, flowering plant (Leontopodium alpinum) of the composite family, native to the high mountains of Europe and central Asia, esp. the Alps, with leaves and petal-like bracts that are white and woolly

Etymology: Ger < edel, noble, precious + weiss, white

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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