Parnassia palustris

Definitions of Parnassia palustris
  1. noun
    plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
    synonyms: bog star
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    type of:
    grass-of-Parnassus, parnassia
    any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
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