Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ALEXANDERS
n.The name of a plant of the genus Smyrnium.
ALEXANDERS FOOT
n.The name of a plant.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ALEXANDERS; ALISANDERS
Al `ex *an "ders, Al `i *san "ders, n. Etym: [OE. alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria. ] (Bot )
Defn: A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely.
New American Oxford Dictionary
alexanders
alex |an ¦ders |alɪgˈzɑːndəz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a European plant of the parsley family with yellowish flowers, formerly eaten as a salad vegetable. ●Smyrnium olusatrum, family Umbelliferae. ORIGIN Old English alexandre, from medieval Latin alexandrum.
Oxford Dictionary
alexanders
alex |an ¦ders |alɪgˈzɑːndəz | ▶plural noun [ treated as sing. ] a European plant of the parsley family with yellowish flowers, formerly eaten as a salad vegetable. ●Smyrnium olusatrum, family Umbelliferae. ORIGIN Old English alexandre, from medieval Latin alexandrum.
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