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ANGELICA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("angelica" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Candied stalks of the angelica plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("angelica" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels

Synonyms:

angelica; angelique

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("angelica" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "angelica"):

Angelica Archangelica; archangel; garden angelica (a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally)

Angelica sylvestris; wild angelica (European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island)

Holonyms ("angelica" is a member of...):

genus Angelica (biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot)

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