parnassia Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
grass-of-Parnassus.
WordNet
Par*nas"si*a noun
Etymology
NL.Definitions
(Bot.) A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus.