angelica

IPA: ændʒˈɛɫɪkʌ

A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).
Candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies.
Species of Aralia.
Synonym of angélique (“musical instrument”)
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Examples of "angelica" in Sentences

What it is: An herb, also known as Chinese angelica, that is said to mimic estrogen in the body.
Finds include asparagus, ratte and bintje potatoes and herbs such as angelica, goosefoot, cumin and marjoram.
To prolong the potpourri's scent, use a fixative—a powdered root like orris or angelica, available at herbco.com .
Common ingredients include Danggui, sometimes called angelica root, and a mixture of other roots such and red and white peony roots.
While some herbs, such as angelica or woodruff, do well in partial shade, the big boys, including basil, oregano and sage, need full sun.
You men, I know, profess a preference for foreign wines; and so, humorously, I hit on the name of Fra Angelico, from the herb angelica, which is its main ingredient.
Angelica Angelica is a large, rangy plant of northern Europe, Angelica archangelica, that has fresh, pine, and citrus notes, but is dominated by a sweet-smelling compound called the angelica lactone.
From the fragrant ritual of grinding spices in the morning—dried rose petals, cardamom, angelica, nutmeg, among others—to the long hours of temptation as dinner simmers, filling the house with exotic aromas.