GENUS PARIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Paris mean? 

• GENUS PARIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS PARIS has 1 sense:

1. sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

  Familiarity information: GENUS PARIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS PARIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Paris; Paris

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)