edel·weiss /ˈedḷˌvaɪs, ˌwaɪs/
火絨草
E·del·weiss n. Bot. A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps. It is the national flower of Austria.
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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]