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alexanders.

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

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/General-American/ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/Received-Pronunciation[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚz][ˌælɪɡˈzeəndəz]
  1. Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.

  2. Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.

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Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/General-American/ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/Received-Pronunciation[ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚz][ˌælɪɡˈzeəndəz]
  1. plural of alexander

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

See alexander, Alexander.

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