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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Paris

/pĕr'-ĭs/ · Par·is · IPA /ˈpæɹ.ɪs/
01 n. A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.
  1. 1.
    A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.(Bot.)
02 n. The chief city of France.
  1. 1.
    The chief city of France.
Phrases & compounds
Paris green — See under Green, n.
Paris white — purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.