genus leontopodium

English Thesaurus

1. edelweiss (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	asterid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	edelweiss, leontopodium alpinum,
definition	:	alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae,
definition	:	plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia (noun.plant)