edelweiss

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

Leontopodium alpinum

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