Alexander
1. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb • Syn: Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: Smyrnium, genus Smyrnium 2. king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) • Syn: Alexander the Great • Derivationally related forms: Alexandrian • Instance Hypernyms: conqueror, vanquisher
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