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edelweiss

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edelweiss

Main Entry:: edel·weiss
Pronunciation:: \ˈā-d^əl-ˌvīs, -ˌwīs\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: German, from edel noble + weiss white
Date:: 1862

: a small alpine perennial composite herb (Leontopodium alpinum) of central and southeast Europe that has a dense woolly white pubescence

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