lov|age

lov|age
lov|age «LUHV ihj», noun.
a perennial herb of the parsley family, native to southern Europe, grown in herb gardens for its aromatic seeds and leaves.
[Middle English loveache, alteration of Old French luvesche, or levesche < Late Latin levisticum, apparently alteration of Latin ligusticum of Liguria]

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