noun
definition
A European perennial alpine plant, Leontopodium alpinum, with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
Examples of edelweiss in a Sentence
Two typical species are Lychnis apetala, which extends to Spitsbergen, and the well-known edelweiss.
The last named (the well-known " edelweiss ") is at the present day characteristic of the Siberian steppes.
For this attack he detailed the 22nd Schiitzen Div., followed immediately by a Kaiserjager and a Kaiserschiitzen batt., which were to go straight for the Stol, and by six battalions of the 3rd (Edelweiss) Div., which were to make for the Val Fella by way of the Val d'Ucosa.
Edelweiss serves a traditional selection including apple streudel and black forest cake.