lovage

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lovage
    n 1: herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible
         stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: {lovage}, {Levisticum
         officinale}]
    2: stalks eaten like celery or candied like angelica; seeds used
       for flavoring or pickled like capers

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lovage \Lov"age\, n. [F. liv[`e]che, 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.
   [1913 Webster]