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Definition of Angelica
1. Noun. Any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Angelica
Specialized synonyms: Angelica Archangelica, Archangel, Garden Angelica, Angelica Sylvestris, Wild Angelica
2. Noun. Candied stalks of the angelica plant.
3. Noun. Aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica.
Definition of Angelica
1. n. An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.
Definition of Angelica
1. Proper noun. (Ancient Greek female given name). ¹
2. Noun. A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus ''Angelica'', especially the garden angelica (''Angelica archangelica''). ¹
3. Noun. Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Angelica
1. an aromatic herb [n -S]
Medical Definition of Angelica
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Angelica
Literary usage of Angelica
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Works by Manuel Márquez Sterling, William Makepeace Thackeray, Leslie Stephen, Louise Stanage (1902)
"V. HOW PRINCESS angelica TOOK A LITTLE MAID. ONE day, when the Princess angelica
was quite a little girl, she was walking in the garden of the palace, ..."
2. The Victrola Book of the Opera: Stories of the Operas with Illustrations by Samuel Holland Rous, Victor Talking Machine Company (1921)
"Seven years have elapsed, when the Abbess announces a visitor, who proves to be
the Princess, Sister angelica s aunt. She has come for the signature of her ..."
3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: in twenty-four volumes. by William Makepeace Thackeray (1868)
"Thine angelica has been in time to save thy precious existence, sweet rose-bud
... That will satisfy angelica, and then, in the name of peace and quietness, ..."
4. History of Spanish literature by George Ticknor, Ticknor, George, 1791-1871 (1849)
"His next considerable publication, M therefore, was not till 1602, when the "
Her- mosura de angelica," or the Beauty of angelica, appeared ; a poem already ..."
5. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine by Roy J. Friedman Mark Twain Collection (Library of Congress) (1911)
"angelica was acutely aware of the incongruity of their presence there together.
... Sam, angelica would have told you, was aggressively robust, ..."
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