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HERB PARIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does herb Paris mean?
• HERB PARIS (noun)
The noun HERB PARIS has 1 sense:
1. European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
Familiarity information: HERB PARIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
herb Paris; Paris quadrifolia
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)
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