edelweiss

noun

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

Roots

ediliedel- · German · noble wiz-weiss · German · white

Words related to edelweiss

stockhornn alpineadj alphorn alpenhorn alpinelyadv alpsn windflowern bitterrootn gillyflowern pasqueflowern primulan

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The word edelweiss breaks down into 2 roots of German origin: edel-, from German edili (“noble”); and -weiss, from German wiz (“white”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.