noun
edelweiss
AY-duhl-vys
noun
1
A small alpine flower with woolly, star-shaped white blooms and silvery-grey leaves, found high in mountain ranges like the Alps.
"They spotted a patch of edelweiss growing on a rocky ledge above the tree line."
"Edelweiss is protected in several countries because it was over-picked by souvenir hunters."
How to Use Edelweiss
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA fuzzy white mountain flower, famous as a symbol of the Alps.
Common pairings
a sprig of edelweiss
wild edelweiss
Word Forms
edelweisses plural
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Etymology
From German Edelweiß, literally "noble white" — from edel ("noble") and weiß ("white").