grass-of-Parnassus

[gras-uh v-pahr-nas-uh s, grahs-]

noun

any plant belonging to the genus Parnassia, of the saxifrage family, growing in marshy areas, having broad, smooth leaves and a single, pale flower.

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British Dictionary definitions for grass-of-parnassus

grass-of-Parnassus

noun

a herbaceous perennial N temperate marsh plant, Parnassia palustris, with solitary whitish flowers: family Parnassiaceae

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