(n)alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts, Syn.Leontopodium alpinum
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‖n. [ G., fr. edel noble + weiss white. ] (Bot.) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps. It is the national flower of Austria. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]