edelweiss

English - Turkish

Definition of edelweiss in English Turkish dictionary

edelvays

Alp dağlarına mahsus küçük beyaz bir çiçek

{i} alplere özgü beyaz çiçek

(Hayvan Bilim, Zooloji) aslanyağı

alpyıldızı

Leontopodium alpinum

English - English

Definition of edelweiss in English English dictionary

A European perennial alpine plant having downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster

A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps

alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts

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

A European perennial alpine plant having downy leaves and small flower heads in a dense cluster

{i} alpine flower

leontopodium

Related Terms

The edelweiss

lions foot

north island edelweiss

perennial herb closely resembling European edelweiss; New Zealand

Hyphenation

e·del·weiss

Turkish pronunciation

eydılvays

Pronunciation

/ˈādəlˌvīs/ /ˈeɪdəlˌvaɪs/

Etymology

() From German Edelweiß, from edel (“noble”) + weiß (“white”).