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umbellifer

English

Etymology

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Noun

umbellifer (plural umbellifers)

  1. Any plant of the family Apiaceae, also called Umbelliferae, whose inflorescence is an umbel, such as a carrot or celery.

Translations

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alexanders

English

Alternative forms

  • Alexanders

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?æl???zænd?z/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?æl???z??nd?z/
  • (æ-tensing, rhotic) IPA(key): [?æl???ze?nd?z]
  • (æ-tensing, non-rhotic) IPA(key): [?æl???ze?nd?z]
  • 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)

  1. Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
  2. (chiefly Canada, US) Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.

References

  • “alexanders, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2012

Etymology 2

See alexander, Alexander.

Noun

alexanders

  1. plural of alexander

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