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alexanders

[ al-ig-zan-derz, -zahn- ]

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)
plural alexanders.
  1. a tall plant, Angelica atropurpurea, of the parsley family, having broad clusters of small white flowers.
  2. a related plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, having yellowish flowers.


alexanders

/ ˌæ±ôɪɡˈ³úɑ˲ԻåÉ™³ú /

noun

  1. a biennial umbelliferous plant, Smyrnium olusatrum, native to S Europe, with dense umbels of yellow-green flowers and black fruits
  2. golden alexanders
    an umbelliferous plant, Zizia aurea, of North America, having yellow flowers in compound umbels
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of alexanders1

Probably < French alexandre ( s ); compare Middle English alisaundre (< OF), Old English alexandre < Medieval Latin ( ±è±ð³Ù°ù´Ç²õ±ð±ôÄ«²Ô³Ü³¾ ) ´¡±ô±ð³æ²¹²Ô»å°ùÄ«²Ô³Ü³¾ a name for Smyrnium olusatrum, and synonymous with Medieval Latin ±è±ð³Ù°ù´Ç²õ±ð±ôÄ«²Ô³Ü³¾ Macedonicum, apparently through association of Macedonia with Alexander the Great; parsley
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of alexanders1

Old English, from Medieval Latin alexandrum, probably (through association in folk etymology with Alexander the Great) changed from Latin holus atrum black vegetable
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When Jackson returned 10 years later and asked the Alexanders for permission to film “The Hobbit†on their property, it came with a condition: This time, the structures built for the project had to be permanent.

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There is wine and beer but also gin fizzes and martinis and Alexanders, “Clover Clubs cold as ice cream and pink as fingernail salve†— and highballs, an absolute waterfall of highballs.

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When he was feeling aristocratic, as the man who forever changed the way football teams play offense, he would spend all night drinking Brandy Alexanders.

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The Alexanders kept poodles and dined together every night.

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The Alexanders said this was the first time they had ever been involved in the same game as teammates or opponents.

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