The Collaborative International Dictionary
Levisticum officinale
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.