Queen Anne's lace

English

Daucus carota

Wikispecies

Noun

Queen Anne's lace (uncountable)

1. (Canada, US) A flowering plant, species Daucus carota, especially the flowering part of the plant.
   • 2014, Emily St. John Mandel, Station Eleven, Picador (2022), page 49:

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

2. Ammi majus (false Queen Anne's lace), native to the Nile River Valley, with white lace-like flower clusters.
3. Anthriscus sylvestris (cow parsley), a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant in the family Apiaceae.

Usage notes

• Carrot is a subspecies of Queen Anne's lace: Daucus carota ssp. sativus.

Synonyms

• (Daucus carota): wild carrot, bird's nest, bishop's lace

Translations

Daucus carota

• Finnish: villiporkkana
• Galician: centoenrama m
• Hebrew: גֶּזֶר קִפֵּחַ (he) m (gézer qippéaẖ)

Ammi majus

• Finnish: isosudenporkkana

Anthriscus sylvestris — see cow parsley