noun
alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
• Syn: ↑edelweiss
• Hypernyms: ↑wildflower, ↑wild flower
• Member Holonyms: ↑Leontopodium, ↑genus Leontopodium
Useful english dictionary. 2012.