PARIS, herb Paris, or truelove; a genus of the trigynia order, belonging to the ostundria class of plants. There are but one species, growing naturally in woods and shady places both in Scotland and England. It hath a single naked stem, greenish blossoms, and bluish black berries.—The leaves and berries are said to partake of the properties of opium; and the juice of the berries is useful in inflammations of the eyes. Linnaeus says, that the root will vomit as well as ipecacuanha, but must be taken in double the quantity. Goats and sheep eat the plant; cows, horses, and swine, refuse it.