edelweiss
English
WOTD – 31 May 2008
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An edelweiss.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈeɪdəlvaɪs/
Noun
edelweiss (usually uncountable, plural edelweisses)
- A European perennial alpine plant, Leontopodium alpinum, with downy leaves and small white flower heads in a dense cluster.
Translations
a European perennial alpine plant
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Dutch
Pronunciation
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French
Alternative forms
- édelweiss (recommended in the 1990 orthography)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.dɛl.vajs/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Further reading
- “edelweiss” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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