a European umbelliferous plant, Levisticum officinale, with greenish-white flowers and aromatic fruits, which are used for flavouring food
2. Scotch lovage
Word origin
C14 loveache, from Old French luvesche, from Late Latin levisticum, from Latin ligusticum, literally: Ligurian (plant)
lovage in American English
(ˈlʌvɪdʒ)
noun
a European plant (Levisticum officinale) of the umbel family, sometimes used as a potherb and formerly as a home medicine
Word origin
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