Queen Anne's lace

Queen Anne's lace

noun
a plant, Daucus carota, the wild form of the cultivated carrot, having broad umbels of white flowers.
Also called wild carrot.


Origin:
1890–95

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Queen Anne's lace
 
n
another name for cow parsley

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Queen anne's lace is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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