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alexanders¹

  • /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/ US
  • /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/ UK
  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚz]
  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndəz]

Where it comes from

From French alisander, apparently named for Alexander the Great, for one or more species thought to be endemic to Macedonia.

noun alexanders · Alexanders

  1. Any of various umbellifers, often specifically Smyrnium olusatrum or Heracleum maximum, the cow parsnip.
  2. Canada, US Various plants of genus Zizia or Angelica thought to resemble European alexanders.

alexanders²

  • /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/ US
  • /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/ UK
  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚz]
  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndəz]

Where it comes from

See alexander, Alexander.

noun Alexanders

  1. plural plural of alexander

Alexanders³

  • /ˌælɪɡˈzændɚz/ US
  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndɚz]
  • [ˌælɪɡˈzeəndəz]
  • /ˌælɪɡˈzɑːndəz/ UK

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Alexander

noun

  1. plural plural of Alexander
  2. Alternative letter-case form of alexanders

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"alexanders." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alexanders. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

alexanders. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alexanders

Chicago

"alexanders." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alexanders.

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@misc{alexanders_2026,
  title = {alexanders},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alexanders},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}