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noun
A perennial Mediterranean herb, of species Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A liquor made from this herb.
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noun
Various species in the genus Ligusticum (generally with an adjective to differentiate them from Levisticum)
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used for flavoring or pickled like capers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: herb
noun
herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks and foliage and seeds
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Levisticum officinale
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Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
From Middle English loveache, a folk-etymological alteration, after love and ache (“parsley”), of Anglo-Norman luvasche and Old French luvache, loveche et al., and Middle French levesche, from Latin levisticum, probably alteration of Latin ligusticum, substantivization of the neuter of Ligusticus (“Ligurian”), ultimately from Ancient Greek Λιγυστικός (Ligustikós, “Ligurian”), from Λίγυς (Lígus, “Ligurian”). This replaced the Old English name lufestiċe (literally “love-stitch”), which was also derived from levisticum and altered by folk-etymology.
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