lovage

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lov=age

CIDE DICTIONARY

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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lovage, n.
1 a S. European herb, Levisticum officinale, used for flavouring etc.
2 a white-flowered umbelliferous plant, Ligusticum scoticum.

Etymology

ME loveache alt. f. OF levesche f. LL levisticum f. L ligusticum neut. of ligusticus Ligurian