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alexanders
CIDE DICTIONARY
alexanders, n.
same as Alexander[wn1]; Smyrnium olusatrum . [WordNet 1.5]
alexanders, n. [OE. alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria .].
A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium , formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
alexanders, n. an umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, formerly used in salads but superseded by celery.
Etymology
OE f. med.L alexandrum
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