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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of umbelliferous plants of the tribe Seselineæ and the subtribe Angeliceæ, closely related to Angelica and Archangelica, but having the lateral wings of the fruit thickened. It embraces only a single species, L. officinale, the garden lovage. See
lovage .
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- noun genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers
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The same effect may be produced by poultice mixed with levisticum (lovage) or leaves of parsley.
Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century Henry Ebenezer Handerson
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