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grass-of-Parnassus vs Parnassia palustris

Parnassia palustris vs grass-of-Parnassus

grass-of-Parnassus and Parnassia palustris both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grass-of-Parnassus Yes No No No
Parnassia palustris Yes No No No
As nouns, Parnassia palustris is a hyponym of grass-of-Parnassus; that is, Parnassia palustris is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than grass-of-Parnassus:
  • grass-of-Parnassus: 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 palustris: plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
Other hyponyms of grass-of-Parnassus include bog star.
grass-of-Parnassus (noun) Parnassia palustris (noun)
any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus Parnassia having broad smooth basal leaves and a single pale flower resembling a buttercup plant having ovate leaves in a basal rosette and white starlike flowers netted with green
Difference between grass-of-Parnassus and Parnassia palustris

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