angelique

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From French angélique. Doublet of angelic and angélique (“plucked bowl lute”).

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Synonyms

angelica

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