alexanders

noun — 2 senses

noun

US /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/ · UK /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/

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

Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.

Canada, US Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.

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