herb Paris
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Tweet n. A European plant (Paris quadrifolia) having a whorl of four leaves and a solitary yellow or greenish flower. [Probably Medieval Latin herba paris, herb of a pair (perhaps a reference to the two pairs of leaves on the whorl) : Latin herba, herb + Latin paris, genitive of pār, equal; see PAR.] |
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