archangel

Noun
  1. An angel ranked above the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy (synset 109562294)
    hypernym: angel - spiritual being attendant upon God
    hyponym:
    • gabriel - (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
    • michael - (Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
    • raphael - an archangel of the Hebrew tradition
  2. A biennial cultivated herb;
    Its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally (synset 112952933)
    hypernym: angelica, angelique - any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
    synonym: angelica archangelica, garden angelica

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