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ANGELICA ATROPURPUREA

\and͡ʒˈɛlɪkəɹ ˌatɹəpˌɜːpjʊɹˈi͡ə], \and‍ʒˈɛlɪkəɹ ˌatɹəpˌɜːpjʊɹˈi‍ə], \a_n_dʒ_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_k_ə_ɹ ˌa_t_ɹ_ə_p_ˌɜː_p_j_ʊ_ɹ_ˈiə]\

Definitions of ANGELICA ATROPURPUREA

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science

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An indigenous species, growing over the whole United States, and admitted into the secondary list of the Pharmacopoeia of the United States. Virtues, same as those of the Angelica of Europe.

1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
By Robley Dunglison

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