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Lovage

noun

Herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds. Synonym: Levisticum officinale.

Stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers.

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"Lovage" Quotes from Famous Books

... with a learned frown, "is a bird. If it is looked upon by one who has the yellow jaundice, the bird straightway dies, but the sick person becomes well instantly. 'Tis said that lovage is used, but I would be luctuous to hear of anybody using this lothir weed, for 'tis no pentepharmacon, but a mere simple and ...

— The O'Ruddy - A Romance • Stephen Crane

Words linked to "Lovage" : herb, Levisticum officinale, genus Levisticum, herbaceous plant, Levisticum