parnassia

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noun

Any of the genus Parnassia of herbaceous dicots.

Similar
grass of Parnassusgrass-of-Parnassus
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Meanings

nounparnassia (plural parnassias)

plural parnassias

  1. biologyAny of the genus Parnassia of herbaceous dicots.

    Synonyms: grass of Parnassus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the genus Parnassia of herbaceous dicots.

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup

Similar
grass-of-Parnassus
Broader
marsh plantbog plantswamp plant

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. translingualParnassia
  2. Englishparnassia

From translingual Parnassia.

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APA

parnassia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parnassia

MLA

“parnassia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parnassia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parnassia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parnassia.

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