alexanders
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See also: Alexanders
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/, /ælɪkˈsɑːndəz/
- (æ-tensing, rhotic) IPA(key):
- (æ-tensing, non-rhotic) IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: al‧ex‧an‧ders
Etymology 1
From French alisander, apparently named for Alexander the Great, for one or more species thought to be endemic to Macedonia.
Noun
alexanders (plural alexanders)
- Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
- (chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.
Derived terms
References
- “alexanders, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, September 2012.
Etymology 2
Noun
alexanders