Par|nas|sus

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• grass-of-Par|nas|sus — «GRAS uhv pahr NAS uhs, GRAHS », noun. any one of a group of perennial bog herbs of the saxifrage family, native to arctic and temperate areas, having entire leaves and solitary, white to pale yellow flowers …   Useful english dictionary

• sus — al·lo·der·ma·nys·sus; bal·a·no·glos·sus; bas·sus; bdel·lo·nys·sus; be·je·sus; bo·na·sus; bo·ras·sus; bul·bo·cav·er·no·sus; bys·sus; car·ba·sus; ca·sus; cau·sus; cer·a·sus; cer·a·to·glos·sus; chon·dro·glos·sus; cis·sus; clys·sus; co·los·sus;… …   English syllables

• grass-of-par — grass of par·nas·sus; …   English syllables

• Parnassus — Par|nas|sus a high mountain in central Greece. In ancient times people thought it was a holy place of the gods ↑Apollo and ↑Dionysus, and of the Muses (=goddesses of art and science) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Parnassus — Par•nas•sus [[t]pɑrˈnæs əs[/t]] n. geg Mount, a mountain in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth and near Delphi. ab. 8000 ft. (2440 m) …   From formal English to slang

• Grass of Parnassus — Parnassus Par*nas sus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. [1913 Webster] {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Parnassus — Par*nas sus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. [1913 Webster] {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• To climb Parnassus — Parnassus Par*nas sus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anc. Geog. & Gr. Myth.) A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring. [1913 Webster] {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• grass-of-parnassus — grass of par·nas·sus …   English syllables

• Parnassos — Par|nas|sos . Par|n’as|sus der; <aus lat. Parnas(s)os, Parnas(s)us, vgl. ↑Parnass> svw. ↑Parnass …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch