LOVAGE

lovage

(noun) stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers

lovage, Levisticum officinale

(noun) herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lovage (countable and uncountable, plural lovages)

A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.

A liquor made from this herb.

Various species in the genus Ligusticum (generally with an adjective to differentiate them from Levisticum)

Anagrams

• volage

Source: Wiktionary


Lov"age, n. Etym: [F. livèche, fr. L. levisticum, ligusticum, a plant indigenous to Liguria, lovage, from Ligusticus Ligustine, Ligurian, Liguria a country of Cisalpine Gaul.] (Bot.)

Definition: An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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