Lovage \Lov"age\, n. [F. liv[`e]che, fr. L. levisticum, ligusticum, a plant indigenous to Liguria, lovage, from Ligusticus Ligustine, Ligurian, Liguria a country of Cisalpine Gaul.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Levisticum officinale}), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant.
Levisticum officinale n : herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: {lovage}]