PARISES

Proper noun

Parises

plural of Parise

Anagrams

• Arispes, Serapis, aspires, paresis, praises, spireas

Source: Wiktionary


PARIS

Par"is, n. Etym: [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant common in Europe (Paris quadrifolia); herb Paris; truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.

Note: It much resembles the American genus Trillium, but has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.

Par"is, n.

Definition: The chief city of France. Paris green. See under Green, n.

– Paris white (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment; whiting; Spanish white.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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