Alexander

Definition of Alexander

Nouns

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
Synonyms:
Alexanders, Smyrnium olusatrum, black lovage, horse parsley
Type of:
herb, herbaceous plant
a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC)
Synonyms:
Alexander the Great
Example of:
conqueror, vanquisher
someone who is victorious by force of arms

Vocabulary Lists for Alexander

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Jon Krakauer's Into The Wild »(144 words)
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Chp 9 L 4 »(12 words)
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Words that contain Alexander

Alan Alexander Milne
 Alexander Alexandrovich Blok
 Alexander Archipelago
 Alexander Bell
 Alexander Calder
 Alexander Fleming
 Alexander Graham Bell
 Alexander Hamilton
 Alexander I
 Alexander II
 Alexander III
 Alexander Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
 Alexander Melville Bell
 Alexander Pope
 Alexander Pushkin
 Alexander Selcraig
 Alexander Selkirk
 Alexander the Great
 Alexander the Liberator