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ANGELIQUE

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 I. (noun) 

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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 ("angelique" 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 "angelique"):

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 ("angelique" is a member of...):

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

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