Lovage

Word LOVAGE
Character 6
Hyphenation lov age
Pronunciations /ˈlʌvɪdʒ/

Definitions and meanings of "Lovage"

What do we mean by lovage?

Any of several plants in the parsley family, especially the Mediterranean species Levisticum officinale, having edible leaves and leafstalks and small, aromatic, seedlike fruit used as seasoning. noun

The umbelliferous plant Levisticum officinale, a native of the mountains of central Europe, cultivated in old gardens. This is the lovage of the older books. It is sometimes distinguished as Italian or garden lovage. noun

Another plant of the same family, Ligusticum Scoticum, often called Scotch lovage. The name extends also to other species of the genus. noun

An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant. noun

A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery. noun

Herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds noun

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

A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.

A liquor made from this herb.

Various species in the genus Ligusticum (generally with an adjective to differentiate them from Levisticum)

Old english lovage, alcoholic cordial. Savor the old english cordial orignally distilled from Devon herbs and spices, using the secret recipe handed down for generations; and still one of Devon's most popular imbibes. Traditionally drunk 2 parts lovage to 1 part brandy as a soothing winter warmer, but if you want something a little more explicit, we recommend 2 parts hennessey to one part lovage. Enjoy, baby. Urban Dictionary

The act of love in its purest form Urban Dictionary

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The word "lovage" in example sentences

Other herbs and plants there are which retain the names of the countries from whence they were transported, as the Median apples from Media, where they first grew; Punic apples from Punicia, that is to say, Carthage; Ligusticum, which we call lovage, from ❋ Unknown (2002)

Ligusticum, which we call lovage, from Liguria, the coast of Genoa; Rhubarb from a flood in Barbary, as Ammianus attesteth, called Ru; Santonica from a region of that name; Fenugreek from Greece; Gastanes from a country so called; Persicaria from Persia; Sabine from a territory of that appellation; Staechas from the Staechad Islands; Spica Celtica from the land of the Celtic Gauls, and so throughout a great many other, which were tedious to enumerate. ❋ Fran��ois Rabelais (1518)

“She drank this awful stuff—lovage, which is some sort of herbal diuretic, because she had trouble with … you know… water retention.” ❋ Deborah Crombie (1997)

The delegates dined on baked Scottish salmon, Welsh lamb, and something called lovage (see the full menu here), all prepared by Naked Chef Jamie Oliver. ❋ Unknown (2009)

And it even applies to the other ingredient in the anti-alcoholism six-pack cocktail; buy "lovage root" and you'll very probably get the usual kind of lovage, ❋ Unknown (2008)

Bonus: Poppy has just opened a tiny backyard patio, with a few small tables outdoors by the pretty and practical kitchen garden of flowering sage and borage and young stems of lovage. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To make up for it I show off my knife skills by finely chopping half a shallot to go into a mortar along with big fat blackberries, leaves of lovage and fresh angelica seeds. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There's pine gin, lemon verbena, lovage gin, "Grandpa Leo's" bergamot vodka and chipotle vodka. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Add 6 ounces roughly-chopped cooked lobster, 1 teaspoon lovage, cut into thin ribbons, and ¼ cup pea tendrils leaves only; if you can't find pea tendrils, thinly sliced young spinach is a fine substitute. ❋ Katherine Wheelock (2011)

I grow herbs that you cannot count on finding at the supermarket: tarragon, lovage, anise hyssop, lemon balm, lemon verbena. ❋ Charlotte Druckman (2012)

So I grabbed a bouquet of lovage, chives with blossoms, tarragon, rosemary, thyme and flat-leaf parsley. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Slices of impossibly tender Wagyu beef rib come surrounded by tiny Brussels sprouts stuffed with a cream made from lovage (a European variant of celery), and topped with grape slices. ❋ Craig Winneker (2010)

GREEN HERB SALAD Jekka McVicar told me about the use of a lovage leaf to flavour a salad. ❋ Unknown (2010)

[I love] the lovage, [baby]. ❋ JenThe80'sFan (2004)

[Martina] didn't believe Keith when he used the word [lovage] she didn't think it was [a real word] ❋ Stanmac088 (2019)

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