dictionary definitions for "alexander"


From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  Alexander
      n 1: European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized
           in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a
           potherb [syn: Alexander, Alexanders, black lovage,
           horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum]
      2: king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia;
         founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) [syn: Alexander,
         Alexander the Great]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Alexander \Alexander\ n.
     1. 1 a European herb (Smyrnium olusatrum) somewhat
        resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal
        regions and often cultivated as a potherb.
  
     Syn: Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. 1 the famous king of Macedon, son of Philip; conqueror of
        Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria --
        (356-323 BC).
  
     Syn: Alexander the Great
          [WordNet 1.5]


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