单词 | lovage |
释义 | lovage[ luhv-ij ] / ˈlʌv ɪdʒ / nouna European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens. Origin of lovage1350–1400; Middle English loveache<Anglo-French luvesche (by association with ache celery <Latin apium) <Old English lufestice (by syncope) <Medieval Latin levistica, for Late Latin levisticum, alteration of Latin ligusticum lovage, noun use of neuter of Ligusticus Ligurian Words nearby lovageL'Ouverture, louvre, louvred, Louÿs, lovable, lovage, lovastatin, lovat, love, loveable, love affair Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lovageBritish Dictionary definitions for lovagelovage / (ˈlʌvɪdʒ) / nouna European umbelliferous plant, Levisticum officinale, with greenish-white flowers and aromatic fruits, which are used for flavouring food Scotch lovage a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe Word Origin for lovageC14 loveache, from Old French luvesche, from Late Latin levisticum, from Latin ligusticum, literally: Ligurian (plant) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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