grass-of-Parnassus

Definitions of grass-of-Parnassus

1. 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
   synonyms: parnassia

   types:

   Parnassia palustris, bog star

   plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green

   type of:

   bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

   a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath