edelweiss, Leontopodium alpinum
(noun) alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
edelweiss (usually uncountable, plural edelweisses)
A European perennial alpine plant, Leontopodium alpinum, with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
Source: Wiktionary
E"del*weiss, n. Etym: [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.] (Bot.)
Definition: A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
