angelica

[In Ger. angelika; Dut. engelwortel; Fr. angélique; Sp. anjelica; Dan., Port., & Ital. angelica. From Lat. angelus; Gr. ἄγγελος ( angelos ) = an angel. So called from its medicinal qualities.) A genus of plants belonging to the order Apiaceæ, or Umbellifers. It contains one species, the IMG:content-0526.jpg:[blocks in formation] ▲. sylvestris, or Wild Angelica, truly ind i-ăn-gel-ō-ni-a, s. [Sp. angel on ; from Lat. genous in Britain, and one, the A. arch- angelica , or Garden Angelica, naturalised. It ANGELICA SYLVESTRIS: BRANCH, FLOWER, AND SEED. (ONE-FIFTH NATURAL SIZE.) is sometimes cultivated for its leaf-stalks, which are blanched and eaten as celery, or candied with sugar. It is regarded as stimulant and anti-pestilential. "In his hand he carried, Angelicas uprooted, With delicious fragrance Filling all the place."