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Definition of grass of parnassus

grass of parnassus

Plural:grasses of Parnassus
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A perennial herbaceous flowering plant (genus Parnassia) native to Arctic and alpine environments in the Northern Hemisphere, known for its pristine, cup-shaped white flowers with distinctive green or yellowish translucent veins.

Example

"While hiking through the damp Scottish moorlands in late summer, the botanists stopped to photograph a solitary Grass of Parnassus blooming in the bog."

• Nearby Words

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Grass of parnassus. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 6, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/grass-of-parnassus
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