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ALEXANDERS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Alexanders mean?
• ALEXANDERS (noun)
The noun ALEXANDERS has 1 sense:
1. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Familiarity information: ALEXANDERS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Alexander; Alexanders; black lovage; horse parsley; Smyrnium olusatrum
Hypernyms ("Alexanders" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("Alexanders" is a member of...):
genus Smyrnium; Smyrnium (Alexanders)
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