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HERB PARIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
Synonyms:
herb Paris; Paris quadrifolia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("herb Paris" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("herb Paris" is a member of...):
genus Paris; Paris (sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae)