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Noun: parnassia
  1. Any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
    - grass-of-Parnassus

Derived forms: parnassias

Type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

Part of: genus Parnassia

Encyclopedia: Parnassia