Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

herb Paris

Syllabification: (herb Par·is)
Definition of herb Paris

noun

  • a European woodland plant of the lily family, with a single unbranched stem bearing a green and purple flower above four leaves.
    • Paris quadrifolia, family Liliaceae (or Trilliaceae)

Origin:

translating medieval Latin herba paris, probably literally 'herb of a pair', referring to the resemblance of the four leaves to a true-love knot

herb Paris in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of herb Paris in the British & World English dictionary

Nearby words

  |  Cite

More words in this category

Word of the day

kempt

/ kem(p)t /
adjective
maintained in a neat and clean condition …