alexanders

al·ex·an·ders
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noun

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

Similar
alexanderblack lovagehorse parsleySmyrnium olusatrum
OriginFrench alisander →
UncommonScrabble 18
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Meanings

alexanders1

nounalexanders (plural alexanders)

alternative Alexanders

  1. Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
  2. CanadaUSVarious plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.

alexanders2

noun

alternative Alexanders

  1. pluralplural of alexander

Alexanders3

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Alexander
noun
  1. pluralplural of Alexander
  2. Alternative letter-case form of alexanders.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

Similar
alexanderblack lovagehorse parsleySmyrnium olusatrum
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
alexander

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

alexanders · noun

  1. Frenchalisander
  2. Englishalexanders

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

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alexanders · noun

See alexander, Alexander.

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Cite this entry
APA

alexanders. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alexanders

MLA

“alexanders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alexanders. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alexanders,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alexanders.

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