火绒草
Edelweiss \E"del*weiss\, n. [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.]
(Bot.)
A little, perennial, white, woolly plant ({Leontopodium
alpinum}), growing at high elevations in the Alps.
edelweiss
n : alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves
covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in
stars of glistening whitish bracts [syn: {Leontopodium
alpinum}]