angelica /ænˈd͡ʒɛlɪkə/ noun4 •A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus Angelica, especially garden angelica (Angelica archangelica).[…] all ye shall shortly behold how, as one shattereth a stalk of angelica, I will break and shatter the limbs of this Goldry Bluszco. — 1922 •A candied stem of the plant, used to decorate cookies. •A member of any species of genus Aralia. •Synonym of angélique (“a musical instrument”). formsangelicas