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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 potherbplay

  Familiarity information: ALEXANDERS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ALEXANDERS (noun)


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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