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What (who) is Edelweiss - definition

SPECIES OF PLANT

Planika; Edelweiß; Eidleweis; Eidleweiss; Eidlewise; Lion's foot; Edelweiss; Leontopodium alpinum

Some symbolic use from ancient times to the present

Edelweiss

PARTICLE DETECTOR

Edelweiss (experiment); EDELWEISS experiment

·noun A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps.

edelweiss

PARTICLE DETECTOR

Edelweiss (experiment); EDELWEISS experiment

['e?d(?)lv??s]

¦ noun a mountain plant which has woolly white bracts around its small flowers and downy grey-green leaves. [Leontopodium alpinum.]

Origin

C19: from Ger., from edel 'noble' + weiss 'white'.

Lion's foot

·- The Edelweiss.

II. Lion's foot ·- A composite plant of the genus Prenanthes, of which several species are found in the United States.

Wikipedia

Leontopodium nivale

Leontopodium nivale, commonly called edelweiss (German: Alpen-Edelweiß, English pronunciation (listen)), is a mountain flower belonging to the daisy or sunflower family Asteraceae. The plant prefers rocky limestone places at about 1,800–3,000 metres (5,900–9,800 ft) altitude. It is non-toxic and has been used in traditional medicine as a remedy against abdominal and respiratory diseases. Its leaves and flowers are covered with dense hairs, which appear to protect the plant from cold, aridity, and ultraviolet radiation. It is a scarce, short-lived flower found in remote mountain areas and has been used as a symbol for alpinism, for rugged beauty and purity associated with the Alps and Carpathians. It is a national symbol, especially of Romania, Austria, Slovenia, Switzerland, and Italy. According to folk tradition, giving this flower to a loved one is a promise of dedication.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontopodium nivale

Examples of use of Edelweiss

1. On Kutuzovsky Prospekt, the two towers of the 43–story Edelweiss apartment building dwarf Victory Park‘s lesser spires.

2. While its pointed turrets make an effort to echo their Stalin–era counterparts, Edelweiss‘ residents don‘t brook comparison.

3. In sixth grade, he won the state spelling bee but missed higher acclaim when he faltered on the word "edelweiss," a flower.

4. It said Deccan had given investment bank Edelweiss Capital the mandate to raise funds from an Indian business group or a clutch of private equity firms.

5. NKM‘s program began in 2000 with the start of construction on the Edelweiss building at the end of Kutuzovsky Prospekt, in western Moscow, with Konti acting as investor.