HyperDic: herb_paris

English > 1 sense of the expression *herb Paris*:
NOUN	plant	herb Paris, Paris quadrifolia	European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums

English > *herb Paris*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous.
Synonym	Paris quadrifolia
Member of	Paris, genus Paris	sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
Broader	herb, herbaceous plant	A plant lacking a permanent woody stem