What is "angelica"

Angelica \An*gel"i*ca\, n. [NL. See Angelic.] (Bot.)

1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant ( Archangelica officinalis or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery, and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.

2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica.

   Angelica tree, a thorny North American shrub ( Aralia spinosa), called also Hercules' club.

fem. proper name, Latin fem. of angelicus "angelic" (see angel).

n. 1 A tall plant, with hollow stems, genus ''Angelica'', especially the (vern: garden angelica) ((taxlink Angelica archangelica species noshow=1)). 2 candied stems of the plant, used to decorate cookies. 3 Species of ''Aralia''.

1. n. any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels [syn: angelique]

2. candied stalks of the angelica plant

3. aromatic stems or leaves or roots of Angelica Archangelica

Angelica is a genus of about 60 species of tall biennial and perennial herbs in the family Apiaceae, native to temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere, reaching as far north as Iceland and Lapland and Greenland. They grow to tall, with large bipinnate leaves and large compound umbels of white or greenish-white flowers.

Some species can be found in purple moor and rush pastures.

Angelica is a genus of herbs, especially the cultivated species Angelica archangelica

Angelica or Angélica may also refer to:

Angelica were an all-girl punk rock band from Lancaster, England. Holly Ross (lead vocals and guitar), Brigit Colton (bass guitar), Claire Windsor (guitar) and Rachel Parsons (drums) formed the band while still at school in 1994 and performed until 2003. Their music was influenced by punk music mixed with surf rock overtones, and feminist lyrics.

Angelica (Ἀγγελική) was a celebrated dance among the ancient Greeks, performed at their feasts. It was thus called from the Greek ἄγγελος (nuntius, "messenger"), by reason, as Pollux assures us, the dancers were dressed in the habit of messengers.

Angelica is a female given name and a variant of Angelika. It is pronounced an-JEL-ih-kuh in English or ahn-je-LEE-kah in Italian.

Angelica is a princess in the epic poem Orlando innamorato by Matteo Maria Boiardo. She reappears in the saga's continuation, Orlando furioso by Ludovico Ariosto, and in various later works based on the two original Orlando pieces. The narratives are part of the Matter of France, a cycle of legendary history stories based on the adventures of Charlemagne and his paladins.

Angelica is a 2015 American horror thriller film directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 65th Berlin International Film Festival. It is based on the novel of the same name by Arthur Phillips.

Angélica is a Mexican telenovela produced by Ernesto Alonso for Televisa in 1985. It is an original story by Marissa Garrido and directed by Sergio Jiménez.

Erika Buenfil and Sergio Goyri starred as protagonists, while Alejandro Camacho and Rebecca Jones starred as main antagonists.

Angélica Ksyvickis (born November 30, 1973 in Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian television presenter, actress and singer who goes by the mononym Angélica.

Ksyvickis' career began at 4, when she won a contest to choose Brazil's most beautiful child at a popular variety show presented by Chacrinha. At 13, she became famous for replacing Xuxa as the presenter of the kids show "Club of the Child". Her popularity exploded when her hit single Vou de táxi ("I go by taxi", a remake of Joe le taxi, by French singer Vanessa Paradis) topped the Brazilian charts. Vou de táxi becoming a big hit has since become a classic, and is remembered by most of the Brazilian population, even though more than 20 years have lapsed since its release. Likewise, in 1991, her new album named "Angelica" increased her popularity with the song "Sweet cotton and Guarana". She also starred on the popular mini-series The Guarani.

Angélica has sold over 13 million copies of albums in which 13 of them were released between 1988 and 2001.

In 1993, she joined the second most popular channel in Brazil, SBT presenting the kids variety show "Home of Angelica", which was a big hit. More popular than ever she also presented the popular teen game show "Pass or Repass" and "Animal TV".

In 1996 she signed a 7 years contract with the media-giant Rede Globo to present her own show, Angélica (mostly known as Angel Mix, every weekday mornings, which was followed by "Hunting Talents", a soap opera starring her like Fairy Belle. The ratings were robust, making Angélica even more famous than Xuxa; this was the first time any TV hostess had surpassed her in popularity. Sales of her merchandising and CDs were also huge.

But soon, after the initial boom, the ratings began to decline and she changed the format of the show several times. While in 1996 Angélica was unbeatable among kids, in 1997 she lost popularity to Chiquititas (that year, Angelica's album sold 300,000 copies vs. 800,000 copies by the Chiquititas cast), but she was still very popular until 1999. In 1998, she had 250 products linked to her name and made more money than Xuxa due to licensing (the Angélica shoes by Grendene sold over 1 million pairs in 5 months; in the same period her cereal sold over 7 million boxes and her nail polish sold 4 million). The success of her products was even more remarkable because unlike Eliana (3rd on the list) and Gugu Liberato (4th), she didn't promote her product-line during her show.

Finally, she decided to end her career as a child show hostess and, with only three months left for her contract with Globo to expire, she was chosen as the presenter for Video Game (game for teenagers), a five-minute segment on Vídeo Show. Video Game was a game-show whereby two celebrities would compete head-on throughout the entire week. The segment caused Video Show's ratings to double, and what was supposed to be a 2001 summer-only, 5 minute segment, became a 20-minute block (half of the show); it is still aired and has managed to keep up its impressive ratings.

Due to the success of Vídeo Show, Angelica's popularity heightened again, leading to her being in a lot of advertising campaigns and appearing on magazine covers. She also presented the first two seasons of Fame, Brazilian version of Operación Triunfo (Operation Triumph).

Since her well-received return to TV, presenting Vídeo Show, Rede Globo began planning projects for her, but her own show finally started in April 2006. "Stars" is a show where Angélica interviews stars and shows their intimacy (house, hobbies, etc.). The show is #1 in its time-slot in the states which show the program and airs every Saturday before TV Xuxa.

Angelica (born Angelica Garcia, May 21, 1972, El Monte, California) is a former Latin pop singer. Her uncle is Eusebio Garcia, director of Mariachi Toluca. She won the "Best New Artist" award at the Mexican national contest, Juguemos a Cantar, and spent two years acting on the variety program La Hora Feliz. The title track of her debut album, Angel Baby (a cover of a Rosie and the Originals song), was a hit in America, peaking on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991 at #29. She never had another US hit, but her 1997 Spanish language single "Vaya" was a hit in Central and South America.