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lovage

lovage

1 9.7
A tall herb whose parts add flavour to food
  • noun
  • /ˈlʌvɪdʒ/
translation icon : levístico
  • And then finally, you finish by chewing on fennel lovage or parsley for fresh breath.
  • the flavor of lovage
  • lovage and sorrel
  • lovage, fennel

The most common herb was lovage for the Romans.

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Examples

  • The most common herb was lovage for the Romans.

    Harvard University

  • I bathed in lovage and rosebuds.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Anyway, I looked it up in my book and I found out that lovage was actually an abortifacient, umm if used in very large quantities.

  • Things like tarragon, golden oregano, lovage, sorrel, thyme even can do parts apart sun area.

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  • In salads, the distinct flavor of lovage complements other herbs like parsley and dill.

  • For a unique taste, try adding lovage to soups and stews for its aromatic qualities.

  • The recipe called for lovage, which added a delightful celery-like flavor to the dish.

Synonyms

Levisticum officinale
vslovage
  • Specialized
9.8

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

is the common everyday name rather than the scientific form

Compounds

black lovage
  • UK
9.9

A herb like celery that grows along British coasts and is used in cooking

Surface Forms

lovage singular
lovages plural

Etymology

Lovage comes from an old plant name levisticum, used in Latin, which became French livèche and then English lovage. One popular story says English speakers linked it to the word love because the herb was once used in medicine and thought to 'help the heart', and that's why lovage today means this aromatic herb used in cooking.