Etymology

stanmarch

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Today it means: Smyrnium olusatrum, alexanders, horse parsley, an herb of the umbellifer family. Full definition →

Middle English stanmarche ← Old English stānmerċe
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  1. Old English · inherited fromstānmerċe
  2. Middle English · inherited fromstanmarche
  3. English todaystanmarch

From Middle English stanmarche, from Old English stānmerċe, compound of stān (“stone”) + merċe (“smallage”).

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