Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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

Paris \Par"is\, n.
   The chief city of France.

   {Paris green}. See under {Green}, n.

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

Source : WordNet®

Paris
     n 1: the capital and largest city of France; and international
          center of culture and commerce [syn: {City of Light}, {French
          capital}, {capital of France}]
     2: sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae [syn: {genus Paris}]
     3: a town in northeast Texas

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Paris
     
        PARallel Instruction Set.
     
        A low-level language for the {Connection Machine}.
     
        (1995-02-16)