| lovage |
| lovage | (n) herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds, Syn. Levisticum officinale |
| lovage | (n) stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers |
| Lovage | n. [ F. livèche, fr. L. levisticum, ligusticum, a plant indigenous to Liguria, lovage, from Ligusticus Ligustine, Ligurian, Liguria a country of Cisalpine Gaul. ] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ] |
