LOVAGE


Meaning of LOVAGE in English

/luv"ij/ , n.

a European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens.

[ 1350-1400; ME loveache luvesche (by assoc. with ache celery apium ) lufestice (by syncope) levistica, for LL levisticum, alter. of L ligusticum lovage, n. use of neut. of Ligusticus Ligurian ]

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