Noun: Alexander ,a-lig'zãn-du(r)
- King of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
- Alexander the Great
- European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
"Alexanders was once commonly used in British cooking";
- Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum
Derived forms: Alexanders
Type of: conqueror, herb, herbaceous plant, vanquisher
Part of: genus Smyrnium, Smyrnium
Encyclopedia: Alexander, Mary