angelica
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angelica¹
- /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/ UK
noun angelicas
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A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
[…] all ye shall shortly behold how, as one shattereth a stalk of angelica, I will break and shatter the limbs of this Goldry Bluszco.
Similar: archangel
- A candied stem of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
- A member of any species of genus Aralia.
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Synonym of angélique (“a musical instrument”).
Similar: angélique
Angelica²
Where it comes from
Church Italian Angelica, from Latin angelica or a Latinate elaboration of Angela. Name of a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516).
proper noun
- A female given name from Italian. Look to the bak'd meats, good Angelica, / Spare not for cost.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: angelique, girls, angélique, fabrizio, garden angelica, holy ghost, angelica tree, angelonia, alexanders, female ginseng, angeloweed, galangal, allamanda, icicle plant, agastache, arnica
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