Lovage

noun

1. Any of several plants in the parsley family, especially the Mediterranean species Levisticum officinale, having edible leaves and leafstalks and small, aromatic, seedlike fruit used as seasoning.
2. The umbelliferous plant Levisticum officinale, a native of the mountains of central Europe, cultivated in old gardens. This is the lovage of the older books. It is sometimes distinguished as Italian or garden lovage.
3. Another plant of the same family, Ligusticum Scoticum, often called Scotch lovage. The name extends also to other species of the genus.
4. An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant.
5. A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.