LOVAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lovage mean? 

• LOVAGE (noun)
  The noun LOVAGE has 2 senses:

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

2. stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers

  Familiarity information: LOVAGE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LOVAGE (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 ("lovage" 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 "lovage"):

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

Holonyms ("lovage" is a member of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("lovage" is a kind of...):

herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)

Holonyms ("lovage" is a part of...):

Levisticum officinale; lovage (herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds)