/ ˈlʌvɪdʒ; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a plant whose leaves are used in cooking as a herb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English loveache , alteration (as if from love + obsolete ache parsley ) of Old French luvesche , levesche , via late Latin levisticum from Latin ligusticum , neuter of ligusticus Ligurian, from Liguria, a costal region of NW Italy.