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Parnassia vs Parnassian - What's the difference?

parnassia | parnassian |

As nouns the difference between parnassia and parnassian

is that parnassia is (botany) any of the genus (taxlink) of herbaceous dicots while parnassian is (rare) a poet.

As an adjective parnassian is

of or relating to parnassus, as the source of literary (especially poetic) inspiration; (hence) of or belonging to poetry, poetic.

parnassia

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) Any of the genus (taxlink) of herbaceous dicots.

    • parnassian

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any of numerous species of butterfly in the genus (taxlink).
    • (Webster 1913)