[ noun ]
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
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Alexanders \Alexanders\ n.
1. same as {Alexander[wn1]}; {Smyrnium olusatrum}.

Syn: Alexander, black lovage, horse parsley, {Smyrnium
olusatrum}
[WordNet 1.5]


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
parsely}.