parnassia

• Sustantivo que designa cualquiera de varias plantas herbáceas, generalmente perennes y de hábitats húmedos o pantanosos, del género Parnassia, caracterizadas por hojas basales anchas y lisas y una única flor pálida que recuerda a un ranúnculo.

A noun referring to any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia, characterized by broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup.

1. C2formal

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

   Parnasia

   • The parnassia thrives in the damp, acidic soil of northern bogs.
   • Botanists discovered a rare species of parnassia in the alpine meadow.
   • The delicate white flower of the parnassia stands out against the dark green moss.

   Sinónimosgrass-of-parnassus