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# edelweiss

«edelweiss» in Mova's school dictionary: **A small white woolly-looking flower that grows high in…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an edelweiss, edelweiss)

### meaning for a pupil

A small white woolly-looking flower that grows high in the Alps and other mountains of Europe; it is a famous symbol of Switzerland and Austria. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edelweiss/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In geography and nature lessons, edelweiss shows how mountain plants survive cold and strong sunlight with fluffy hairs. In music, it is the name of a famous song from the film «The Sound of Music». Phrases: «a sprig of edelweiss», «the Alps».

### examples

- Edelweiss grows high up in the Alps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edelweiss/#x1)
- Its petals look as if they are made of white felt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edelweiss/#x2)
- We sang «Edelweiss» in the school concert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edelweiss/#x3)
- Edelweiss is a symbol of Austria and Switzerland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edelweiss/#x4)
- Picking wild edelweiss is not allowed in many places. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edelweiss/#x5)
- The fluffy hairs help edelweiss stay warm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edelweiss/#x6)

### note

A German word meaning «noble white». Pronounced «AY-del-vice». The plural is usually the same: edelweiss. The song «Edelweiss» was written for a musical; it is not an old Austrian anthem, a common myth.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «edelweiss» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/edelweiss/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.