candied stalks of a plant related to the carrot and parsley, the candied stalks of which are used as a decoration on cakes and desserts
the plant from whose stalks candied cake decorations are made, having roots and fruit that are used to produce a flavouring oil: Angelica archangelica
any of a genus of related plants: genus Angelica
[scientific Latin Angelica, genus name, short for medieval Latin herba angelica, literally ‘angelic plant’, from its supposed medicinal properties]