Lov"age (?), n. [F. liveche, 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.
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