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• angelique
  angelique

  noun

  a South American tree, Dicorynia paraensis, of the legume family.
• Angélique
  Angélique

  noun

  a first name.

angelique

¹ American  

[an-juh-leek] / ˌæn dʒəˈlik /

noun

1. a South American tree, Dicorynia paraensis, of the legume family.

2. the hard, reddish-brown wood of this tree, used in shipbuilding.

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Angélique ² American  

[an-juh-leek, ahn-zhey-leek] / ˌæn dʒəˈlik, ɑ̃ ʒeɪˈlik /

noun

1. a first name.

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Etymology

Origin of angelique

< French: plant of Angelica genus. See angelic

Example Sentences

The forests in the interior affords good teak-wood for ship-building, and two woods, called angelique and prospect, which make beautiful chests and cabinets, which are sent all over the coasts of western India.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 11 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Kerr, Robert

From another group these qualities are nearly absent and the stem and leaf are edible—as in celery, angelique and parsley; or the root—as in carrot and parsnip.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

Cut a piece of angelique to represent the stem and properly arrange the petals around one end of it and press them on.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

Upon a clean piece of glass, or oil cloth, if glass is not easily obtainable, place a piece of angelique of a size suitable for the stem.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth

Preserved Green Angelique.—Select angelique that is fresh, young, crisp, and as tender as possible.

From Candy-Making Revolutionized Confectionery from Vegetables by Hall, Mary Elizabeth