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lovage Definition

lov·age (luv′ij)

noun

a European plant (Levisticum officinale) of the umbel family, sometimes used as a potherb and formerly as a home medicine

Etymology: ME loveache, altered (by assoc. with love, love & ache, ache) < OFr levesche < LL levisticum for L ligusticum, lovage, plant native to Liguria < Ligusticus, Ligurian, after Liguria, country in Cisalpine Gaul

lovage Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Our updated version includes lovage, an old English herb, with a flavor similar to celery.

Adjective modifier

  • Scots: Some species recorded for the site are scarce in Northern Ireland, including common juniper, Scots lovage and roseroot.

Modifies a noun

  • leave: One can also encounter roast lamb and a sour soup made with mutton, and garnished with chopped lovage leaves.

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