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edelweiss

edelweiss

1 9.8
A small white mountain flower with soft woolly leaves and star-shaped clusters that grows on high rocky slopes
  • noun
  • /ˈɛdəlˌvaɪs/
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  • The edelweiss is a symbol of the Alps and often grows in rocky, high-altitude regions.
  • edelweiss flower

Examples

  • I could almost see the edelweiss blooming on the higher meadows.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • In Austria the hills are alive with the sound of music, and edelweiss is not the national anthem but the national flower.

    The Errand of Angels (2008)

  • You climbed high for that edelweiss?

    The Bride Wore Red (1937)

  • Snapped their photographs plucking edelweiss in Switzerland.

    Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

  • Before the meal, they gathered and sang, "Bless our friends, bless our food, bless our time here together," to the tune of "Edelweiss."

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Many tourists trek through the mountains to see the beautiful edelweiss in bloom.

  • During our hike, we spotted delicate clusters of edelweiss shining in the sunlight.

Synonyms

Leontopodium alpinum
vsedelweiss
  • Specialized
9.9

A small white mountain flower with woolly leaves and star-shaped heads found in the Alps

is the common everyday name used for that small alpine plant

Compounds

North Island edelweiss
  • New Zealand
9.9

A New Zealand plant that lives many years and grows on high mountains with white woolly flower heads

Surface Forms

edelweiss singular
edelweisses plural

Etymology

Edelweiss comes from German parts edel 'noble' and weiss 'white', so the name literally means 'noble white'. This fits the small, soft, white mountain flower that grows high on rocks and looks pure and special.