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/ayd"l vuys', -wuys'/, n.1. a small composite plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly leaves and flowers, growing in the high altitudes of the Alps.2. a liqueur made in Italy, flavored with the extracts of alpine flowers.[1860-65; < G, equiv. to edel noble + weiss WHITE]
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Perennial plant (Leontopodium alpinum) of the composite family, native to alpine areas of Europe and South America.It has 2–10 yellow flower heads in a dense cluster. Below these flower heads, 6–9 lance-shaped, woolly, white leaves are arranged in the form of a star. Most varieties are ornamentals.
Edelweiss (Leontopodium alpinum)Siegfried EigstlerShostal* * *
▪ plant(Leontopodium alpinum), perennial plant of the family Asteraceae, native to alpine areas of Europe and South America. It has 2 to 10 yellow flower heads in a dense cluster, and, below these flower heads, 6 to 9 lance-shaped, woolly, white leaves are arranged in the form of a star. An edelweiss plant is about 5 to 30 cm (2 to 12 inches) tall. There are a number of varieties, most of them ornamentals. New Zealand edelweiss is a member of the genus Leucogenes, also in the daisy family.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
