An·gel·i·ca n.  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.
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 Hercules'-club, Hercules'-club, Hercules-club prop. n.
 1. Bot. A densely spiny ornamental tree (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis) of the rue family, growing in southeast U. S. and West Indies. [wns=1]
 Note: It belongs to the same genus as one of the trees (Zanthoxylum Americanum) called prickly ash.
 Syn: -- Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
 2. A small, prickly, deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub (Aralia spinosa) of eastern U.S.; also called Angelica tree and prickly ash. [wns=2]
 Syn: -- American angelica tree, devil's walking stick, Aralia spinosa.
 3. A variety of the common gourd (Lagenaria vulgaris). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length.
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