angelica

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an·gel·i·ca /ænˈdʒelɪkə/ noun [uncountable]  HBPDFa plant that smells sweet and is used in cooking 白芷〔一种带香味的植物，用于烹调〕

Examples from the Corpus

angelica• Decorate with candied peel and angelica.• Candied peel and angelica are coated in a thick sugar syrup, then dried.• Miss Pinkney's was a chocolate layer cake with cherries, angelica leaves, and pink sugar roses on it.• Always flatten angelica with the blade of a knife before using it for decoration.Origin angelica (1500-1600) Modern Latin Medieval Latin herba angelica “angelic plant”; because of its supposed healing powers

an·gel·i·ca nounChineseSyllable  

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angelica
an‧gel‧i‧ca /ænˈdʒelɪkə/ noun [uncountable]a plant that smells sweet and is used in cooking

an·gel·icaBrE /ænˈdʒelɪkə/ 🔊NAmE /ænˈdʒelɪkə/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] pieces of a plant with a sweet smell, that have been boiled in sugar and are used to decorate cakes 白芷（糖渍可作甜点配饰）