edelweiss vs Leontopodium alpinum

edelweiss and Leontopodium alpinum both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
edelweiss	Yes	No	No	No
Leontopodium alpinum	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, edelweiss and Leontopodium alpinum are synonyms defined as:

edelweiss and Leontopodium alpinum: alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts

edelweiss (noun)	Leontopodium alpinum (noun)
alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts	alpine perennial plant native to Europe having leaves covered with whitish down and small flower heads held in stars of glistening whitish bracts