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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 poisonousplay

  Familiarity information: HERB PARIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HERB PARIS (noun)


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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