#387 edelweiss

edelweiss- a small alpine flowering plant with white woolly oblong leaves and a tuft of attractive floral leaves surrounding the flowers

C19 German, literally noble white

The word has been immortalized with the song 'Edelweiss' in Sound of Music.

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