Genus Smyrnium (Noun)
Meaning
Alexanders.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Smyrnium olusatrum, alexanders, is a biennial genus of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean region.
- The plant genus Smyrnium was first cultivated in England for its edible shoots and stalks in the early 17th century.
- Smyrnium, or alexanders, is grown and gathered for use as a vegetable in southern Europe.
- Alexanders is for the botanical name- Smyrnium, and the surname- possibly topographical.
- In the botanical context a genus with the scientific name Smyrnium is more commonly known by its common name as alexanders.