Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Angelica \An*gel"i*ca\, n. [NL. See {Angelic}.] (Bot.)
1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant ({Archangelica
officinalis} or {Angelica archangelica}) the leaf stalks
of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery,
and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.
2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica.
{Angelica tree}, a thorny North American shrub ({Aralia
spinosa}), called also {Hercules' club}.
Hercules \Her"cu*les\, n.
1. (Gr. Myth.) A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter
and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for
the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or
``labors.''
2. (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near
Lyra.
{Hercules' beetle} (Zo["o]l.), any species of {Dynastes}, an
American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. {D.
hercules} of South America, which grows to a length of six
inches.
{Hercules' club}. (Bot.)
(a) An ornamental tree of the West Indies ({Zanthoxylum
Clava-Herculis}), of the same genus with the prickly
ash.
(b) A variety of the common gourd ({Lagenaria vulgaris}).
Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length.
(c) The Angelica tree. See under {Angelica}.
{Hercules powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; --
used for blasting.