Paradise

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 34

(par' -ad-is), i. A park or pleasure-ground. 2. The home of primeval man; the garden of Eden. P., Grains of. See Grains of Paradise. P. -tree, the tree Simaruba glauca, found in America from Florida to Brazil. Its bitter bark is a good tonic. Unof.