noun
genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers
• Syn: ↑genus Levisticum
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Umbelliferae, ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family
• Member Meronyms: ↑lovage, ↑Levisticum officinale
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\\lə̇ˈvistə̇kəm\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, lovage — more at lovage
: a genus of European herbs (family Umbelliferae) with yellow flowers and dorsally flattened fruit — see lovage
Useful english dictionary. 2012.