parnassia

Noun
Synonyms: grass-of-Parnassus

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercupSynonyms: grass-of-Parnassus
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Parnassia \Par*nas"si*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus. [1913 Webster]
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