Lovage /(?)/

Lov·age

Lovage

n.

[F. livèche, fr. L. levisticum, ligusticum, a plant indigenous to Liguria, lovage, from Ligusticus Ligustine, Ligurian, Liguria a country of Cisalpine Gaul.]

An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant. (Bot.)

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