Definition of Chinese angelica

1. Noun. Similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China.

Exact synonyms: Aralia Stipulata, Chinese Angelica Tree
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Angelica

Chindia
Chindit
Chindits
Chinee
Chinese
Chinese-red
Chinese Crested Dog
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Years
Chinese Revolution
Chinese Shan
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Wall
Chinese Walls
Chinese alligator
Chinese angelica (current term)
Chinese angelica tree
Chinese anise
Chinese astrology
Chinese black mushroom
Chinese boxes
Chinese broccoli
Chinese brown sauce
Chinese burn
Chinese burns
Chinese cabbage
Chinese cabbages
Chinese celery
Chinese character
Chinese characters

Literary usage of Chinese angelica

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ornamental Shrubs of the United States (hardy, Cultivated) by Austin Craig Apgar (1910)
"... Chinese angelica-TREE — Aralia chine'nsis, — either of which occasionally grows to the height of 40 feet. The American is apt to be the more prickly, ..."

2. Lawns and Gardens: How to Plant and Beautify the Home Lot, the Pleasure by Nils Jönsson-Rose (1897)
"Flowers in terminal umbels in summer. The Chinese angelica tree (A. Chinensis) is a somewhat tender plant with white flowers in terminal panicles. ..."

3. Bulletin of the New York Botanical Garden by New York Botanical Garden (1908)
"... also from Japan; the variegated Chinese angelica-tree, a native of China, is quite ornamental. Beyond this group, and on both sides of the transverse ..."

4. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"Chinese angelica TREE. A small tree or large shrub with mammoth compound leaves. Native of China and Japan. Flowers creamy white, disposed in numerous ..."

5. Our Trees, how to Know Them by Clarence Moores Weed (1918)
"... from the nurseries a closely related hardy tree, originally from Manchuria and China—the Chinese angelica tree, known technically as Aralia Chinensis. ..."

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