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ANGELIQUE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
Synonyms:
angelica; angelique
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("angelique" 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 "angelique"):
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 ("angelique" is a member of...):
genus Angelica (biennial or perennial herbs of the northern hemisphere; have a taproot)
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