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loveage — loveache, loveage obs. ff. lovage1 … Useful english dictionary
lovage — /luv ij/, n. a European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens. [1350 1400; ME loveache < AF luvesche (by assoc. with ache celery < L apium) < OE lufestice (by syncope)… … Universalium
lovage — [ lʌvɪdʒ] noun a large edible white flowered plant of the parsley family. [Levisticum officinale (Mediterranean) and other species.] Origin ME loveache, alt. (as if from love + obs. ache parsley ) of OFr. luvesche, levesche, via late L.… … English new terms dictionary
lovage — lov•age [[t]ˈlʌv ɪdʒ[/t]] n. pln a European herb, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME loveache < OF luvesche, levesche … From formal English to slang
lovage — /ˈlʌvɪdʒ/ (say luvij) noun a European herb, Levisticum officinale, cultivated in gardens. {Middle English loveache, from Old French levesche, from Late Latin levisticum, apparently alteration of Latin ligusticum, properly neuter of Ligusticus… …
lovage — [luv′ij] n. [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] a European… … English World 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 … Useful english dictionary
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,… … Useful english dictionary
