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 [al-ig-zan-derz, -zahn-]  

al·ex·an·ders

   [al-ig-zan-derz, -zahn-]
noun, plural al·ex·an·ders. (used with a singular or plural verb)
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.
Origin:
probably < French alexandre(s); compare Middle English alisaundre (< OF), Old English alexandre < Medieval Latin (petroselīnum) Alexandrīnum a name for Smyrnium olusatrum, and synonymous with Medieval Latin petroselīnum Macedonicum, apparently through association of Macedonia with Alexander the Great; compare parsley

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al·ex·an·der

   [al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]
noun (often initial capital letter)
a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy (brandy alexander) and sweet cream.
Origin:
1925–30; probably after the proper name

Al·ex·an·der

   [al-ig-zan-der, -zahn-]
noun
1.
Alexander the Great.
2.
Also, Alexandros. Classical Mythology. Homeric name for Paris.
3.
Franz  [frants, franz, frahnts] , 1891–1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary.
4.
Grover Cleveland, 1887–1950, U.S. baseball player.
5.
Sir Harold R. L. G. (Alexander of Tunis), 1891–1969, English field marshal.
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6.
Samuel, 1859–1938, British philosopher.
7.
William, 1726–83, general in the american revolution.
8.
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “defender of men.”
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alexanders (ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz)
 
—n
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
 
[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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