English noun: Alexander | |||
1. | Alexander (plant) European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb | ||
Synonyms | Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley, Smyrnium olusatrum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | genus Smyrnium, Smyrnium | ||
2. | Alexander (person) king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) | ||
Synonyms | Alexander the Great | ||
Instance hypernym | conqueror, vanquisher | ||