NOUN | plant | parnassia, grass-of-Parnassus | any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup |
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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. | |
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Synonym | grass-of-Parnassus | |
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 |
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