Wild Angelica (Noun)
Meaning
European herb with compound leaves and white flowers; adventive on Cape Breton Island.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The botanist carefully identified the wild angelica plant growing in the wet meadow, noting its distinctive compound leaves and clusters of small white flowers.
- Wild angelica has been naturalized in parts of North America, including Cape Breton Island, where it can be found growing in damp areas.
- The hikers made their way through the dense underbrush, pushing aside tall stalks of wild angelica that threatened to engulf the trail.
- In traditional European medicine, the roots and leaves of wild angelica have been used to treat a variety of ailments, from indigestion to rheumatism.
- The gardener carefully transplanted a specimen of wild angelica from the woods to her garden, where it quickly spread and became a favorite of local pollinators.