grass-of-parnassus (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *grass-of-Parnassus*:
NOUN	plant	grass-of-Parnassus, parnassia	any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup

English > *grass-of-Parnassus*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup.
Synonym	parnassia
Member of	genus Parnassia	genus of bog herbs of Arctic and northern temperate regions
Narrower	bog star, Parnassia palustris	plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
Broader	marsh plant, bog plant, swamp plant	A semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land
Spanish	parnassia
Catalan	parnassia

HyperDic: grass-of-parnassus