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

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parnassia \Par*nas"si*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context botany English) Any of the genus (taxlink Parnassia genus) of herbaceous dicots.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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: grass-of-Parnassus ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Grass of Parnassus is also the title of a book of poetry by Andrew Lang . The genus Parnassia , also known as Grass of Parnassus or bog-stars , are plants in the family Celastraceae . The plants occur in arctic and alpine habitats, as well as in dune systems ...