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noun

Alexanders n.

Same as Alexander (wn1); Smyrnium olusatrum.

Synonyms: Alexander, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum

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Etymology of 'Alexanders'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Alexanders" Quotes from Famous Books

... When it is discovered that the “world” at home has given but an unsatisfactory return for cash and conniving, it occurs to them that the fault lies in the circle, and they assume that their particular talents require a larger field. Having conquered all in sight, these social Alexanders pine for a new world, which generally turns out to be the “Old,” so a crossing is made, and the “Conquest of England” begun with all the enthusiasm and push employed on starting out from the little native city ...

— The Ways of Men • Eliot Gregory

... Greeks Sesostris, a name with which they linked many fabulous narratives,—is the most brilliant personage in Egyptian history. He is the first of the renowned conquerors, the forerunner of the Alexanders and Napoleons. His monuments are scattered over all Egypt. In his childhood he was associated on the throne with his father, himself a magnificent monarch, Seti I. In the seventh year of the sole reign of the son he had ...

— Outline of Universal History • George Park Fisher

Words linked to "Alexanders" : black lovage, herb, herbaceous plant, genus Smyrnium