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herb Paris

herb Par·is (plural herbs Par·is)


noun 
Definition:
 
European woodland plant: a woodland plant having a whorl of four leaves at right angles to the stem and bearing a single black berry. Flowers: single, greenish yellow. Native to: Europe.  Latin name Paris quadrifolia.

[Partial translation of medieval Latin herba paris "herb of a pair," assimilated to Paris2]
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