Edelweiss

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Edelweiss \E"del*weiss\, n. [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.]
     (Bot.)
     A little, perennial, white, woolly plant ({Leontopodium
     alpinum}), growing at high elevations in the Alps. It is the
     national flower of Austria.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  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 [syn: {Leontopodium
           alpinum}]