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parnassia

Definitions of parnassia
  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: grass-of-Parnassus
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    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
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