Par·is /ˈpærəs/
巴黎
Par·is n. Bot. A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
Note: ☞ It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.
Par·is, n. The chief city of France.
Paris green. See under Green, n.
Paris white Chem., purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.
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Paris
n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
center of culture and commerce [syn: City of Light, French
capital, capital of France]
2: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: genus Paris]
3: a town in northeast Texas