- alisaundre
- , sb. == the herb alexander, or horse-parsley. Wright’s L. P. p. 26. See the Prompt. Parv. s. v.
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bord alexander — ˌbȯrd, ȯ(ə)d+ noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: alteration (influenced by the name Alexander) of Middle English borde alisaundre, perhaps from Middle French bourde, a cloth + Middle English Alisaundre Alexander or Alisaundre… … Useful english dictionary
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Alisanders — Alexanders Al ex*an ders, Alisanders Al i*san ders, n. [OE. alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria.] (Bot) A name given to two species of the genus {Smyrnium}, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; called also {horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
horse parsely — Alexanders Al ex*an ders, Alisanders Al i*san ders, n. [OE. alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria.] (Bot) A name given to two species of the genus {Smyrnium}, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; called also {horse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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alexanders — /al ig zan deuhrz, zahn /, n., pl. alexanders. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 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… … Universalium
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