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angelica

an·gel·i·ca [ an jéllikə ] (plural an·gel·i·cas or an·gel·i·ca)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. candied stems of plant: bright green, candied plant stems. Use: decorating cakes and cookies.

2. tall hollow-stemmed flowering plant: a tall hollow-stemmed plant of the carrot family that is the source of angelica. Native to: Europe, Asia.  Genus Angelica.

[Early 16th century. < medieval Latin, short for herba angelica "angelic plant"]
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