angelica
/ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/
angelica noun: a tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Noun
angelica (countable and uncountable, plural angelicas)
- 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.1922, E[ric] R[ücker] Eddison, The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance, London: Jonathan Cape […], →OCLC, page 24
- Synonyms:
- archangel
- A candied stem of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
- A member of any species of genus Aralia.
- Synonym of angélique (“a musical instrument”).
- Synonyms:
- angélique
Proper noun capitalized: Angelica
Angelica
- A female given name from Italian.
- Look to the bak'd meats, good Angelica, / Spare not for cost.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Angelica Ferrara, lead author of the paper and postdoctoral scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University, says her preliminary research suggests that some women may spend several hours a week managing the emotional and social well-being of the men in their lives.2024 October 23, Kim Elsesser, “Mankeeping: How Shrinking Male Social Networks May Burden Women”, in Forbes
angelica meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
angelica in Hindi
- एंजेलिका, एन्जेलिका, एंजिलिका
angelica in Tamil
- ஏஞ்சலிக்கா
angelica in Marathi
- एंजेलिका, अँजेलिका, एन्जेलिका
angelica in Urdu
- انجلیکا, اینجلیکا, اینجیلیکا
More languagesFewer languages
- angelica in Bengali
- অ্যাঞ্জেলিকা, এঞ্জেলিকা
- angelica in Telugu
- ఏంజెలికా, ఏంజెలీకా
- angelica in Malayalam
- ആഞ്ചലിക്ക, ഏഞ്ചലിക്ക
- angelica in Kannada
- ಏಂಜೆಲಿಕಾ, ಏಂಜೆಲೀಕಾ
- angelica in Punjabi
- ਐਂਜਲੀਕਾ, ਐਂਜਲਿਕਾ, ਏਂਜੇਲਿਕਾ
- angelica in Gujarati
- એન્જેલિકા, એન્જેલીકા, એંજેલિકા
- angelica in Odia
- ଆଞ୍ଜେଲିକା, ଏଞ୍ଜେଲିକା
- angelica in Nepali
- एन्जेलिका, एन्जिलिका, एन्जेलीका
- angelica in Arabic
- حَشِيشَة المَلَاك ḥašīša al-malʔak
- angelica in Persian
- سنبل ختایی sombol-e xatâyi, سنبل خطایی sombol-e xatâyi
Synonyms of angelica
Forms of angelica
| plural | angelicas |
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Origin of angelica
Church Italian Angelica, from Latin angelica or a Latinate elaboration of Angela. Name of a heroine in Ariosto's Orlando Furioso (1516).
Words formed from angelica
- angelica tree
- angelicin
- Dahurian angelica
- fragrant angelica
- garden angelica
- little-leaf angelica
- Norwegian angelica
Phrases with angelica
Questions about angelica
- What does angelica mean?
- Angelica means a tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
- What is angelica in Hindi?
- Angelica in Hindi is एंजेलिका, एन्जेलिका, एंजिलिका. See Angelica meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is angelica?
- Angelica can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce angelica?
- Angelica is pronounced /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of angelica?
- The plural of angelica is angelicas.
Words near angelica in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: angelica (page history and authors); Angelica (page history and authors); angelica (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); angelica (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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