herb Paris
noun, plural herbs Paris.
a European plant, Paris quadrifolia, of the lily family, formerly used in medicine.
Origin of herb Paris
First recorded in 1560–70,
herb Paris is from the Medieval Latin word
herba paris < ?
Example sentences from the Web for herb paris
Some had four loops, which gave rise to the name true-love as applied to herb-paris.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 5 (of 7) -- Notes to the Canterbury Tales |Geoffrey ChaucerTrue′-heart′edness; True′-love, one truly or really beloved: a sweetheart: the herb-Paris (see Herb).
British Dictionary definitions for herb paris
herb Paris
noun plural herbs Paris
a Eurasian woodland plant, Paris quadrifolia, with a whorl of four leaves and a solitary yellow flower: formerly used medicinally: family Trilliaceae
Word Origin for herb Paris
C16: from Medieval Latin
herba paris, literally: herb of a pair: so called because the four leaves on the stalk look like a true lovers' knot; associated in folk etymology with
Paris, France