LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Levisticum officinale mean? 

• LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE (noun)
  The noun LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE has 1 sense:

1. herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds

  Familiarity information: LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEVISTICUM OFFICINALE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Levisticum officinale; lovage

Hypernyms ("Levisticum officinale" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "Levisticum officinale"):

lovage (stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers)

Holonyms ("Levisticum officinale" is a member of...):

genus Levisticum; Levisticum (genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers)

 Context examples 

The essential oil of Levisticum officinale or the oil extracted from its roots.

(Lovage Oil, NCI Thesaurus)