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PRONUNCIATION OF GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS

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Grass-Of-Parnassus is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

grass-of-Parnassus

Parnassia

The genus Parnassia, also known as Grass of Parnassus or bog-stars, are plants in the family Celastraceae. The plants occur in arctic and alpine habitats, as well as in dune systems and fens, swamps, wet meadows, open seepage areas, moist woods, and across the Northern Hemisphere. It is actually not a grass, but an herbaceous dicot. The stalk of the plant can reach up to 8 inches, the leaves up to 4 inches and the petals can be up to 1.4 inches wide. The flower has five white petals with light green venation. There are five three-pronged sterile stamens, each tipped with drop-like, false nectaries, which attract pollinating flies and bees. The flower blooms in late summer, around July, and into October. The species is often found in wet calcareous habitats with low fertility, low canopy cover, and high plant diversity. Parnassia glauca is considered to be an indicator species of fens. Such habitats are often becoming rare, and so species of Parnassia may have high conservation value.

Definition of grass-of-Parnassus in the English dictionary

The definition of grass-of-Parnassus in the dictionary is a herbaceous perennial N temperate marsh plant, Parnassia palustris, with solitary whitish flowers: family Parnassiaceae.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS

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grass moth
grass roots
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grass snake
grass tree
grass up
grass widow
grass widower
grass-roots
grasser
grassfinch
grasshook
grasshopper
grasshopper warbler
grassier
grassiest
grassily
grassiness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS

byssus
cissus
Cnossus
colossus
Crassus
cupressus
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Halicarnassus
Issus
Lassus
Lemessus
missus
molossus
Mount Parnassus
narcissus
Nessus
Parnassus
passus
rhoicissus
the missus

Synonyms and antonyms of grass-of-Parnassus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «grass-of-Parnassus» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of grass-of-Parnassus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of grass-of-Parnassus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «grass-of-Parnassus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

草的,诗坛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hierba - de - Parnassus
570 millions of speakers

English

grass-of-Parnassus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घास की कविता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

العشب من بين بارناسوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трава - из - Парнаса
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

erva - de - Parnassus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘাস অফ কবির্তাসঙ্গ্রহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

herbe - de - Parnasse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumput-of-Parnassus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gras -of- Parnassus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

草·オブ·パルナッソス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잔디 - 중 - 파르 나서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suket-parnassus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cỏ -of- Parnassus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புல் ஆஃப் பர்னாசஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गवत-ऑफ-पारनासस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çim-of-Parnassus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erba - di - Parnaso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

trawa - z - Parnassus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трава - з- Парнаса
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iarbă - de - Parnassus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χόρτο - of - Παρνασσού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gras -of- Parnassus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gräs - of- Parnassus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gress -of - Parnassus
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS»

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Grass of Parnassus: Rhymes Old and New...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Andrew Lang, 2011
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Grass of Parnassus First and Last Rhymes
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Andrew Lang, 2009
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Grass of Parnassus and Rhymes a la Mode
Grass of Parnassus thy returning snowBetween September and October chillDoth speak to me of Autumns long ago And these kind faces that are with me still.
Andrew Lang, 2008
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The Book of Swamp and Bog: Trees, Shrubs, and Wildflowers of ...
Grass-of-Parnassus (Parnassia glauca). Saxifrage family. Herb in fens, wet meadows, along streams. Flowering in summer and fall, grass-of-Parnassus shows solitary flowers with green veins lining the five cream-white petals. A small leaf ...
John Andrew Eastman, 1995
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Wildflowers and Other Plants of Iowa Wetlands
Parnassia: Named from Mount Parnassus, a mountain in Greece sacred to the Muses and Apollo; the Grass of Parnassus of Dioscorides. Glauca: Meaning " blue-green" from the color of the foliage. Saxifrage family: Saxifragaceae Grass of  ...
Sylvan T. Runkel, Dean M. Roosa, 2010
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The National Wetland Plant List
OBL OBL OBL Kidney-Leaf Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia californica (Gray) Greene OBL OBL California Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia caroliniana Michx. OBL OBL Carolina Grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia cirrata Piper OBL OBL San ...
Robert Lichvar, 2012
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A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants
[Wars/t or Common Grass of Parnassus. Fl. Septemb. Oct. Britain. P]. 1 foot. 2 P. PAnvwLo'a/t (D. C. prod. 1. p. 320.) appendages furnished with 5-7 glandular bristles; petals sessile ; radical leaves ovate, cauline ones sessile. 74. H. Native of ...
George Don, 1831
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A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
Smalls/lowered Grass of Parnassus. Fl. July, Aug. Clt. 1820. PI. | foot. 3 P. ova'ta ( Ledeb. act. petr. 1815. p. 514.) appendages furnished with 3 glandular bristles ; radical leaves ovate, cauline ones somewhat cordate, clasping the stem. If. .
George Don, 1831
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Gracie and the Mountain: Growing Young Climbing Mount Leconte
AUGUST — 13th, up Trillium Gap Trail, partly cloudy but no rain; cohosh, snakeroot, bee balm, shaggy aster, monkshood, turtlehead, grass of parnassus, saxifrage, angelica, goldenrod, many green cone flowers; on top in afternoon walked ...
Emilie E. Powell, 1996
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Grass of Parnassus from the Bents O' Buchan [A Miscellany, ...
Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this ...
David Scott, 2011

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRASS-OF-PARNASSUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term grass-of-Parnassus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nature Journal: Blue Ridge Parkway's wildflower walks
... round-leaved sundew, Michaux's saxifrage, Blue Ridge dwarf dandelion, Small's beardtongue, green wood orchis, grass-of-parnassus (not ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
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Top five wildflowers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern …
These are cowslips for England (fourth), foxglove for Northern Ireland (second), grass-of-parnassus for Scotland (fifth) and Wales has wild ... «Express.co.uk, Apr 15»
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What's Britain's favourite wildflower?
... daffodils and snowdrops as well as less celebrated blooms like the harebell, the grass-of-parnassus and the thrift, reflects the diversity of the ... «BT.com, Mar 15»
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Countryside crisis: One in five British wildflowers are under threat of …
Some species, such as Frog Orchid, Grass-of-Parnassus and Common Butterwort, are now threatened in lowland England where farming has ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
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Virginia Tech research to help preserve Buffalo Mountain habitats
These seeps are particularly important “because they contain a large population of large-leaf grass-of-Parnassus,” Klopf said. This rare native ... «Roanoke Times, Sep 14»
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Wild Oxford project can inspire us all
Grass-of-Parnassus was first recorded in 1570 at Lye Valley. and this ... of wild flowers such as grass-of-Parnassus and the delicate bee orchid, ... «The Oxford Times, Jan 14»
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Nature Conservancy donates 2 key natural areas to state
More than 400 plant species are found here, from the rare sand reed on the dunes to grass-of-Parnassus in the alkaline-rich soil of a ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec 12»
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Summer Special: Wildflowers in the National Parks
Grass-of-Parnassus, another rare flower of the Southern Appalachians, can be found on the Alum Cave Trail on the way to Mt. Le Conte. «National Parks Traveler, Apr 11»
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Getting Your First Close-up View of Denali National Park and Preserve
Some were familiar, such as tall fireweed, harebells, and grass-of-parnassus, others strange and new. My favorite was an elegant paintbrush. «National Parks Traveler, Aug 10»

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