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Levisticum

noun

genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers

• Syn: ↑genus Levisticum

• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Umbelliferae, ↑family Umbelliferae, ↑Apiaceae, ↑family Apiaceae, ↑carrot family

• Member Meronyms: ↑lovage, ↑Levisticum officinale

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\\lə̇ˈvistə̇kəm\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, lovage — more at lovage

: a genus of European herbs (family Umbelliferae) with yellow flowers and dorsally flattened fruit — see lovage

Useful english dictionary. 2012.