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EDELWEISS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
Synonyms:
edelweiss; Leontopodium alpinum
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("edelweiss" is a kind of...):
wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)
Holonyms ("edelweiss" is a member of...):
genus Leontopodium; Leontopodium (edelweiss)
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