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Definition of lovage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lovage

noun
 
/ˈlʌvɪdʒ/
 
/ˈlʌvɪdʒ/
 [uncountable]
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  1. a plant whose leaves are used in cooking as a herbTopics Foodc2
    Word OriginMiddle English loveache, alteration (as if from love + obsolete ache ‘parsley’) of Old French luvesche, levesche, via late Latin levisticum from Latin ligusticum, neuter of ligusticus ‘Ligurian’, from Liguria, a costal region of NW Italy.
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