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parnassia|pɑːˈnæsɪə|
[mod.L. (Linnæus Hortus Cliffortianus (1737) 113), f. Parnassus + ia1.]
A small perennial herb of the genus so called, belonging to the family Saxifragaceæ, native to temperate or cold regions of the northern hemisphere, and bearing radical ovate or cordate leaves and white or pale yellow flowers; = grass of Parnassus s.v. Parnassus c.
1772R. Weston Universal Botanist II. 546 Parnassia, Grass of Parnassus. 1793J. E. Smith Eng. Bot. II. 82 The Parnassia agrees with Saxifraga in the wonderful œconomy of its impregnation. 1883W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden 207/2 In many of our moist heaths and bogs the Marsh Parnassia..is not unfrequently met with. 1941W. A. Percy Lanterns on Levee ix. 97 In the streams where the iris forgathered there are parnassia, the snowdrop's only kin. 1951Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) III. 1485/1 The Parnassias are hardy, and succeed in moist, peat soils. |