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golden Alexanders

(ălˌĭg-zănˈdərz)

noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)

An herb (Zizia aurea) of eastern North America, having compound umbels of small yellow flowers and ternately compound leaves.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English alisaundre

Origin: , probably from Medieval Latin (petroselīnum) Alexandrīnum, horse-parsley

Origin: , after Alexander III

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