< Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition
ANGELICA, a genus of plants of the natural order of the Umbelliferae. The name Angelica is popularly given to a plant of an allied genus, Archangelica oj/icinalis, the tender shoots of which arc used in making certain kinds of aromatic sweetmeats.
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