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Added 9 October 2026

angelique

/ænd͡ʒəˈliːk/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about angelique at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

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

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