[ 'lʌvɪdʒ ]
■ noun a large edible white-flowered plant of the parsley family. [ Levisticum officinale (Mediterranean) and other species.]
Origin
ME loveache , alt. (as if from love + obs. ache 'parsley') of OFr. luvesche , levesche , via late L. levisticum from L. ligusticum , neut. of ligusticus 'Ligurian'.