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n. - Aromatic stems or leaves or roots of an herb; Candied stalks of the same plant; A tall and stout herb having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels.

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  • What it is: An herb, also known as Chinese angelica, that is said to mimic estrogen in the body.
  • Finds include asparagus, ratte and bintje potatoes and herbs such as angelica, goosefoot, cumin and marjoram.
  • Olaf noticed that he had some large angelica heads.
  • But angelica has simply made me ill if I got near it.
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