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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

White potato fondant is used for the petals and candied orange peel for the center, and angelique for the stem and leaves.

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

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

I was talking to l’enfant angelique, suppose we call her.

From Marjorie Dean, College Senior by Lester, Pauline

Angelica Archangelica As a beginning, no matter what filling is to be chosen, cut crystallized angelique cross-wise into sections a quarter of an inch wide.

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