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
• Syn: ↑parnassia
• Hypernyms: ↑marsh plant, ↑bog plant, ↑swamp plant
• Hyponyms: ↑bog star, ↑Parnassia palustris
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Parnassia
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\\-ˌpärˈnasəs, -(ˌ)pȧˈ-\ nounUsage: often capitalized P
Etymology: from Parnassus, mountain in Greece
: a plant of the genus Parnassia
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/gras"euhv pahr nas"euhs, grahs"-/, n.
any plant belonging to the genus Parnassia, of the saxifrage family, growing in marshy areas, having broad, smooth leaves and a single, pale flower.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.