angelica Meaning, Definition & Usage

  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
    angelique.
  2. noun candied stalks of the angelica plant
  3. noun aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica

WordNet

An*gel"i*ca noun
Etymology
NL. See Angelic.
Definitions
(Bot.)
  1. 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.
  2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica.

Webster 1913