Queen anne's lace

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A flowering plant, species Daucus carota, especially the flowering part of the plant. Canada, US, uncountable

    "There were wildflowers alongside the vegetable patches at the edge of the pavement, Queen Anne’s lace whispering against Kirsten’s outstretched hand."

  2. 2
    a widely naturalized Eurasian herb with finely cut foliage and white compound umbels of small white or yellowish flowers and thin yellowish roots wordnet
  3. 3
    Ammi majus (false Queen Anne's lace), native to the Nile River Valley, with white lace-like flower clusters. uncountable
  4. 4
    Anthriscus sylvestris (cow parsley), a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae. uncountable

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daucus carotawild carrot

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"There were wildflowers alongside the vegetable patches at the edge of the pavement, Queen Anne’s lace whispering against Kirsten’s outstretched hand."

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