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GENUS ANGELICA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Angelica" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Apiaceae; carrot family; family Apiaceae; family Umbelliferae; Umbelliferae (plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill)
Meronyms (members of "genus Angelica"):
angelica; angelique (any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels)