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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally;
[syn: garden angelica, archangel, Angelica Archangelica]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Angelica \An*gel"i*ca\, n. [NL. See Angelic.] (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. [1913 Webster] 2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica. [1913 Webster] Angelica tree, a thorny North American shrub (Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Archangel \Arch`an"gel\, n. [L. archangelus, Gr. 'archa`ggelos: cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See Arch-, pref., and Angel.] 1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A term applied to several different species of plants (Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.). [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Angelica Archangelica n 1: a biennial cultivated herb; its stems are candied and eaten and its roots are used medicinally [syn: garden angelica, archangel, Angelica Archangelica]