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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]