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Angelica Common

Angelica has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

"The garden is filled with angelica, its tall stalks topped with clusters of tiny white flowers."

2

candied stalks of the angelica plant

"She stirred a spoonful of sweet, spicy angelica into her mulled wine to warm up during the winter festival."

3

aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica

"The chef stirred a pot of gingerbread spice mix, adding fresh angelica to give it an earthy, licorice-like aroma."

4

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially the garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).

"The gardener carefully dug up the wild angelica to use its fresh stalks for seasoning the summer stew."

Proper Noun
1

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

"My friend chose the name Angelica for her daughter because she loves its roots in Ancient Greek mythology."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
herb flavorer
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
garden angelica wild angelica
Rhyming Words
ica lica fica rica tica gica pica nica mica sica vica erica leica cuica trica utica anica arica chica plica
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