Arch`an"gel (#), n. [L. archangelus, Gr. : cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See Arch-, pref., and Angel.]
1.
A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.
Milton.
2. Bot.
A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.).
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