grass of Parnassus Syllabification: (grass of Par·nas·sus)Pronunciation: /pärˈnasəs/Definition of grass of Parnassus noun a herbaceous plant of north temperate regions that bears a solitary white flower. Genus Parnassia, family Saxifragaceae: several species, including P. glauca and P. palustris grass of Parnassus in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of grass of Parnassus in the British & World English dictionary