leontopodium

/ lɪˌɒntəˈpəʊdɪəm /

noun

any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum See edelweiss

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New Latin, from Greek leōn lion + podion, diminutive of pous foot (from the shape of the flowers)

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EDELWEISS, known botanically as Leontopodium alpinum, a member of the family Compositae, a native of the Alps of Central Europe.

The Latin name is Leontopodium alpinum, which means Alpine lion's-foot.

Leontopodium.—Hardy perennials, succeeding best in peat soil.

Even the edelweiss of the Swiss Alps, Gnaphalium Leontopodium, loses its alpine characters, if cultivated in lowland gardens.

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