alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
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edelweiss::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | leontopodium alpinum |
| Type of | wild flower, wildflower |
Examples of edelweiss
edelweiss
Much of his early life was spent herding cows and picking edelweiss for tourists.
From the economist.com
A car has deposited us on a remote, sun-drenched meadow carpeted in pale edelweiss.
From the guardian.co.uk
I would like to see gentians, edelweiss and other European alpine flowers, growing wild.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Edelweiss is a mountain flower and so is exposed to a large amount of ultraviolet light.
From the newscientist.com
Perhaps an edelweiss, or a dip of the lid towards the Southern Cross?
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Haflingers from Austria and Italy are branded with a firebrand in the shape of an edelweiss.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Magnolias and edelweiss make a proud device even in Moscow.
From the time.com
Edelweiss grows there in the region of Kozyata stena.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The real lure of Mongolia, of course, is the chance to roam endless fields of wild grasses and edelweiss.
From the time.com
- Alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
- Leontopodium alpinum, commonly called edelweiss (English pronunciation i/u02C8eu026Adu0259lvau026As/), is a well-known mountain flower, belonging to the Asteraceae (the daisy or sunflower family).
- Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum), is one of the best-known European mountain flowers, belonging to the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The name comes from German edel (meaning noble) and weiss (meaning white). ...
- Edelweiu00DF is the second studio album released by Joachim Witt in 1982.
- Edelweiss was an Austrian electronica/dance band consisting of remixers Martin Gletschermayer, Matthias Schweger and Walter Werzowa. The group is best known for their 1988 worldwide hit "Bring Me Edelweiss", and their European hit "Starship Edelweiss".
- Edelweiss is the name of two brands of beer:
- Edelweiss is a very winter-hardy wine grape variety derived from crossing the Minnesota 78 and Ontario grapes. It was developed by Elmer Swenson in 1980 in cooperation with the University of Minnesota. The clusters are large and rather loose, weighing a pound or more. ...
- Edelweiss (Russian: u042Du0434u0435u043Bu044Cu0432u0435u0439u0441) is a 43-story residential high-rise in Moscow, completed in 2003.
- "Edelweiss" is a show tune from the 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music. It is named after the edelweiss, a white flower found high in the Alps. ...
