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Queen Anne's lace en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (Canada, US, uncountable) A flowering plant, species Daucus carota, especially the flowering part of the plant.
   • There were wildflowers alongside the vegetable patches at the edge of the pavement, Queen Anne’s lace whispering against Kirsten’s outstretched hand. 2014, Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, Picador (2022), page 49:
2. (uncountable) Ammi majus (false Queen Anne's lace), native to the Nile River Valley, with white lace-like flower clusters.
3. (uncountable) Anthriscus sylvestris (cow parsley), a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae.

Relateds

Queen Anne's thimbles

Synonyms

wild carrot (Daucus carota) · bird's nest (Daucus carota) · bishop's lace (Daucus carota)

Translations (4)

fi isosudenporkkana (Ammi majus) · fi villiporkkana (Daucus carota) · gl centoenrama (Daucus carota) · he גֶּזֶר קִפֵּחַ (Daucus carota)