HERB PARIS


Meaning of HERB PARIS in English

-ˈparə̇s noun

( plural herbs paris or herb parises )

Usage: usually capitalized P

Etymology: by folk etymology (influence of Paris, France) from Medieval Latin or New Latin herba paris, literally, herb of a couple; from the resemblance of its four leaves on a stalk to a true lover's knot

: a European herb ( Paris quadrifolia ) resembling and closely related to the trilliums and commonly reputed to be poisonous

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