Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounalpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
Similar
Leontopodium alpinum
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- GermanEdelweiß
- Englishedelweiss
Borrowed from German Edelweiß, from edel (“noble”) + weiß (“white”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek λεοντοπόδιον
- λεοντοπόδιον (leontopódion)Leontopodium alpinum
Arabic إِيدِلْفَايْس
- إِيدِلْفَايْس (ʔīdilfāys)Leontopodium alpinum
Basque elur-lore
- elur-loreLeontopodium alpinum
Catalan flor de neu
- flor de neuLeontopodium alpinum
Chinese Mandarin 雪絨花 /雪绒花
- 雪絨花 /雪绒花 (xuěrónghuā)Leontopodium alpinum
Czech protěž, protěž alpská
- protěžLeontopodium alpinum
- protěž alpskáLeontopodium alpinum
- plesnivec alpskýLeontopodium alpinum
Danish edelweiss
- edelweissLeontopodium alpinum
Finnish alppitähti, edelweiss
- alppitähtiLeontopodium alpinum
- edelweissLeontopodium alpinum
French edelweiss, étoile d'argent
- edelweissLeontopodium alpinum
- étoile d'argentLeontopodium alpinum
German Edelweiß
- EdelweißLeontopodium alpinum
Greek εντελβάις
- εντελβάις (entelváis)Leontopodium alpinum
Hungarian gyopár
- gyopárLeontopodium alpinum
Italian stella alpina
- stella alpinaLeontopodium alpinum
Japanese エーデルワイス, 西洋薄雪草
- エーデルワイス (ēderuwaisu)Leontopodium alpinum
- 西洋薄雪草 (seiyōusuyukisō)Leontopodium alpinum
Korean 에델바이스
- 에델바이스 (edelbaiseu)Leontopodium alpinum
Māori niniao
- niniaoLeontopodium alpinum
Polish szarotka alpejska
- szarotka alpejskaLeontopodium alpinum
Romanian floare-de-colț, edelvais
- floare-de-colțLeontopodium alpinum
- edelvaisLeontopodium alpinum
- albumealăLeontopodium alpinum
Russian эдельве́йс
- эдельве́йс (edelʹvéjs)Leontopodium alpinum
Slovak plesnivec alpínsky
- plesnivec alpínskyLeontopodium alpinum
Spanish flor de las nieves
- flor de las nievesLeontopodium alpinum
Tagalog bungang-niyebe
- bungang-niyebeLeontopodium alpinum
Turkish edelweiss, aslanayağı
- edelweissLeontopodium alpinum
- aslanayağıLeontopodium alpinum
Ukrainian білотка альпійська
- білотка альпійська (bilotka alʹpijsʹka)Leontopodium alpinum
Welsh troed y llew
- troed y llewLeontopodium alpinum
Cite this entry
APA
edelweiss. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edelweiss
MLA
“edelweiss.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edelweiss. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edelweiss,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edelweiss.
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