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Definition of yellow archangel
yellow archangel
Plural:yellow archangels
• noun
1
A creeping perennial woodland herb of the mint family (Lamium galeobdolon), native to Europe and western Asia, cultivated as a shade groundcover and bearing whorls of two-lipped, hooded bright yellow flowers along square stems with silver-variegated leaves.
Example
"The shaded bank beneath the old oak trees was carpeted with yellow archangel in late spring."
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Yellow archangel. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/yellow-archangel