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单词 lovage
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lov•age  (luv′ij),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens.
  • Medieval Latin levistica, for Late Latin levisticum, alteration of Latin ligusticum lovage, noun, nominal use of neuter of Ligusticus Ligurian
  • Old English lufestice (by syncope)
  • Latin apium)
  • Anglo-French luvesche (by association with ache celery
  • Middle English loveache 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lovage /ˈlʌvɪdʒ/ n
  1. a European umbelliferous plant, Levisticum officinale, with greenish-white flowers and aromatic fruits, which are used for flavouring food
  2. Scotch lovage ⇒ a similar and related plant, Ligusticum scoticum, of N Europe
Etymology: 14th Century loveache, from Old French luvesche, from Late Latin levisticum, from Latin ligusticum, literally: Ligurian (plant)
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