Paris
Paris , noun
[From Paris, the son of Priam.]
(Botany) A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
Paris , noun
The chief city of France.
Collocations (2)
Paris green , See under Green, n.
Paris white (Chemistry) , purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.