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Definition of queen anne's lace

queen anne's lace

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A biennial flowering herb (Daucus carota) of the family Apiaceae, native to temperate Eurasia and widely naturalized in North America, bearing flat-topped, lacy umbels of tiny white blossoms often with a single dark purple floret at the center; the wild carrot.

Example

"Delicate clusters of Queen Anne's lace bloomed along the sunny roadside throughout the late summer."

Word Nuance & Usage

Because Queen Anne's lace closely resembles deadly poison hemlock, foragers distinguish it by its hairy stems and the single dark purple floret often found at the center of its white flower cluster.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Queen anne's lace. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 12, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/queen-anne's-lace
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