Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lovage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lovage \Lov"age\, n. [F. liv[`e]che, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lovage
n 1: herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible
stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: {Levisticum
officinale}]
2: stalks eaten like celery or candied like Angelica; seeds
used for flavoring or pickled like capers
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