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GENUS PARIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae
Synonyms:
genus Paris; Paris
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Paris" is a kind of...):
plant genus (a genus of plants)
Meronyms (members of "genus Paris"):
herb Paris; Paris quadrifolia (European herb with yellow-green flowers resembling and closely related to the trilliums; reputed to be poisonous)
Holonyms ("genus Paris" is a member of...):
family Liliaceae; Liliaceae; lily family (includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae)
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