- lufestice
- f (-an/-an) lovage (plant) [L levisticum]
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
lovage — /luv ij/, n. a European plant, Levisticum officinale, of the parsley family, having coarsely toothed compound leaves, cultivated in gardens. [1350 1400; ME loveache < AF luvesche (by assoc. with ache celery < L apium) < OE lufestice (by syncope)… … Universalium