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grass of Parnassus — see under ↑Parnassus • • • Main Entry: ↑grass grass of Parnassus A white flowered plant of wet moors (Parnassia palustris), of the saxifrage family • • • Main Entry: ↑Parnassus … Useful english dictionary
Grass of Parnassus — Grass Grass, n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s, g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., & Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E. green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.] 1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grass-of-Parnassus — n. Any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus {Parnassia} having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale buttercuplike flower. Syn: parnassia, grass of Parnassus. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grass of Parnassus — Parnassus Par*nas sus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. [1913 Webster] {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Grass of Parnassus — Taxobox name = Grass of Parnassus image width = 200px image caption = Parnassia palustris regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Celastrales familia = Parnassiaceae genus = Parnassia subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia
grass-of-parnassus — grass of par·nas·sus … English syllables
grass-of-Parnassus — 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,… … Useful english dictionary
grass-of-Parnassus — /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. * * * … Universalium
grass of Parnassus — noun a northern plant of damp meadows, with a solitary white flower. [Parnassia palustris.] … English new terms dictionary
grass of Parnassus — noun any of the genus Parnassia, family Saxifragaceae or Parnassiaceae, perennials of marshy areas, having broad, smooth leaves and single pale flowers …
