HyperDic: parnassia

English > 1 sense of the word parnassia:
NOUNplantparnassia, grass-of-Parnassusany of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
English > parnassia: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup.
Synonymgrass-of-Parnassus
Member ofgenus Parnassiagenus of bog herbs of Arctic and northern temperate regions
Narrowerbog star, Parnassia palustrisplant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
Broadermarsh plant, bog plant, swamp plantA semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land
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