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cicely

/ˈsɪsəli/

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What does cicely mean?

noun

  1. Myrrhis odorata, a plant in the genus Myrrhis, in the family Apiaceae.
  2. sweetroot, any of several plants in the genus Osmorhiza.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Latin, a variant of Cecily and Cecilia used since the Middle Ages.

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/ˈsɪsəli/

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This is that scornful piece, that scurvy hilding, That gave her promise faithfully, she would be here, Cicely, the sempster’s daughter.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100