LEONTOPODIUM ALPINUM

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

edelweiss; Leontopodium alpinum

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Leontopodium alpinum" is a kind of...):

wild flower; wildflower (wild or uncultivated flowering plant)

Holonyms ("Leontopodium alpinum" is a member of...):

genus Leontopodium; Leontopodium (edelweiss)

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