smyrnium olusatrum

4 definitions found

smyrnium olusatrum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Olusatrum \O*lu"sa*trum\, n. [L. holusatrum, olusatrum; olus
     garden herb + ater black.] (Bot.)
     An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western
     Europe (Smyrnium Olusatrum).
     [1913 Webster]

  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]

  Alexanders \Alexanders\ n.
     1. same as Alexander[wn1]; Smyrnium olusatrum.
  
     Syn: Alexander, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium   olusatrum
          
          [WordNet 1.5] Alexanders

smyrnium olusatrum - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Smyrnium olusatrum
      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]