1 a European mountain plant which has woolly white bracts around its small flowers and downy grey-green leaves [origin: German edel ‘noble’ + weiss ‘white’]  2 the alpine vodka: a crystal clear homage to the Alps made of rye, spelt and fresh Austrian mountain spring water [origin: Destillerie Freihof, Vorachstraße 75, 6890 Lustenau]