Etymology

angelica

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Today it means: A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica). Full definition →

Italian Angelica ← Latin angelica
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  1. Latin · derived fromangelica
  2. Italian · derived fromAngelica
  3. English todayAngelica

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

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