alexanders

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Etymology 1

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From French alisander, apparently named for Alexander the Great, for one or more species thought to be endemic to Macedonia.

Noun

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alexanders (plural alexanders)

  1. Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
  2. (chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
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Etymology 2

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See alexander, Alexander.

Noun

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alexanders

  1. plural of alexander