EDELWEISS


Meaning of EDELWEISS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈā-d ə l-ˌvīs, -ˌwīs ]

noun

Etymology: German, from edel noble + weiss white

Date: 1862

: a small alpine perennial composite herb ( Leontopodium alpinum ) of central and southeast Europe that has a dense woolly white pubescence

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