ANGELICA
\and͡ʒˈɛlɪkə], \andʒˈɛlɪkə], \a_n_dʒ_ˈɛ_l_ɪ_k_ə]\
Definitions of ANGELICA
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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The candied leaf stalks of angelica.
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An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis or archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.
By Noah Webster.
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Pentandria Digynia. Native of Lapland. The roots, stalk, leaves, and seed, are aromatic and carminative. A sweetmeat is made of the root, which is agreeable.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Lungwort. A genus of the Umbelliferae.
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The root of Archangelica officinalis. Various parts of numerous species are used under the name of A., especially the roots of A. archangelica and A. atropurpurea. The root is used as a simple bitter. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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