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Queen Anne's lace

noun

a plant, Daucus carota, the wild form of the cultivated carrot, having broad umbels of white flowers.

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Also called wild carrot.

Origin of Queen Anne's lace

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby Queen Anne's lace

Queckenstedt-Stookey test, queef, queen, Queen Anne, Queen Anne's Bounty, Queen Anne's lace, Queen Anne's War, queen bee, Queenborough in Sheppey, queencake, Queen Charlotte Islands
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British Dictionary definitions for Queen Anne's lace

Queen Anne's lace

noun

another name for cow parsley
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