'Parnassia' definitions:

Definition of 'parnassia'

From: WordNet
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 [syn: parnassia, grass-of-Parnassus]

Definition of 'Parnassia'

From: GCIDE
  • Parnassia \Par*nas"si*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus. [1913 Webster]