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    ANGELICA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelicaplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("angelica" is a kind of...):

    herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Candied stalks of the angelica plantplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting foods and drinks

    Hypernyms ("angelica" is a kind of...):

    flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

    Sense 3

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    angelica; angelique

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("angelica" 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 "angelica"):

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

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

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