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angelica

an·ge·lica

UK/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/ US/ˈændʒʌˌlikʌ/ fairly common

noun

1.

any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

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2.

candied stalks of the angelica plant

3.

aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica

Origin

Church Italian Angelica, from Latin angelica or a Latinate elaboration of Angela. Name of a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516).

Phrases

  • angelica tree
  • Dahurian angelica
  • fragrant angelica
  • garden angelica
  • little-leaf angelica
  • Norwegian angelica

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