1. Any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup
   "Parnassia thrived in the damp conditions of the wetland preserve";
   - grass-of-Parnassus

Derived forms: parnassias

Type of: bog plant, marsh plant, swamp plant

Part of: genus Parnassia

Encyclopedia: Parnassia