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🌿 Aromatic herb 🌱 Plant genus
Levisticum

Levisticum

9.9
A group of plants in the parsley family best known for lovage
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : levístico
  • I planted some Levisticum in my herb garden.
  • Levisticum officinale

Examples

  • Levisticum is valued in herb gardens for its aromatic leaves and stems.

  • The species Levisticum officinale is often grown for culinary and medicinal uses.

  • Botanists classify lovage under the genus Levisticum in the parsley family.

  • Have you ever tried cooking with Levisticum?

  • Lovage, known scientifically as Levisticum officinale, is often used to flavor soups and stews.

  • In the garden, Levisticum provides not only an aromatic herb but also beautiful yellow flowers.

  • The chef's secret ingredient was fresh Levisticum, which added a unique flavor to the dish.

Compounds

Levisticum officinale
  • Specialized
9.8

An herb like celery with edible leaves, stalks, and seeds used for cooking

Surface Forms

Levisticum main

Etymology

Levisticum is the scientific genus name for the plants that include lovage, so you can think of Levisticum as the formal name for that aromatic 'parsley' herb used in cooking and medicine.