in botany, a genus of the pentandria digynia class. The fruit of the angelica is roundish, with three furrows on each side; the corolla is equal, and the petals turned inward at the top. There are four species of angelica, viz. the archangelica, a native of Lapland; the sylvestris, a native of Britain; the purpurea, and the lucida, both natives of Canada. All the parts of the archangelica, but particularly the roots, are aromatic, and used in several aetherial waters.

in Grecian antiquity, a celebrated dance, performed at their feasts, so called, because the dancers were dressed in the habit of messengers.