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lovage
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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lovage XIV. ME.
lov(e)ache, alt., as if
love-ache ‘love parsley’ (ME. — (O)F.
ache parsley), of OF.
levesche,
luv- (mod.
livèche) :- late L. levisticum, for earlier
ligusticum, n. of
ligusticus Ligurian.
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Country & Garden: Herbs No 13: Lovage
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/19/2000; ; 700+ words
; LOVAGE, THE most handsome member of the Umbelliferae...cold tea infused with the carrot-shaped lovage root was of great help in easing his rheumatics...liked for the ease of its cultivation, lovage is not an easy plant to find in modern nurseries...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Lovage in the air
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/10/2003; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Lovage in the air -- Herb your enthusiasm By...flowers of lemon thyme, as well as with lovage's yellow umbels. She tempers those...favorite herb, Bliss would say it's lovage, an herb that was popular in ancient...
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Lovage in season.(FOOD)
Magazine article from: New York; 5/19/2008; 700+ words
; Think of lovage as celery gone wild, or at least as celery...chef Amanda Freitag. AMANDA FREITAG'S LOVAGE GRAVLAX WITH POTATO-AND-HERB SALAD...fillet a side of the fish) 1. bunch lovage leaves, chopped 2. lemons (1 sliced...
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Julie Harris; `Lettice & Lovage' a miss
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/30/1992; ; 700+ words
; LETTICE & LOVAGE Play in three acts by Peter Shaffer Directed...May 10 In Peter Shaffer's "Lettice & Lovage," at the Shubert, Julie Harris is guilty...of Maggie Smith, for whom "Lettice & Lovage" was written. (It's almost as though...
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WITH LOVAGE, NAKAMURA HITS ON A SEDUCTIVE SOUND
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/11/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...his latest brainchild - a band called Lovage (at the Middle East Wednesday). The...the forefront of Nakamura's mind is Lovage. The disc is an unofficial follow-up...Make Love to Your Old Lady By." Despite Lovage's randy leanings, the album exhibits...
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MAGGIE SMITH CARRIES 'LETTICE & LOVAGE'
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/11/1990; ; 700+ words
; LETTICE & LOVAGE Play in three acts by Peter Shaffer...obvious that Peter Shaffer's "Lettice & Lovage" is not much of a play but a tour de...for her restrictions, in "Lettice & Lovage" it's the other way around. If Smith...
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Growing celery substitutes. (cutting celery, celeriac and lovage)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 7/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...cousins--cutting celery, celeriac, and lovage. Each contains some sodium and will add...drawer until you are ready to use them. Lovage is a large perennial that tastes like...up green shoots in the spring. Start lovage seeds indoors about eight weeks before...
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Lovage: Beautiful Music Together
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/6/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...on being a fine-looking gentleman, Lovage -- in the new album "Music to Make Love...education. Once you're looking your best, Lovage explains how to share your handsome self...corralled a crack team of advisers for Lovage. Mike Patton (Faith No More) and Jennifer...
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Louisiana and lovage
Magazine article from: The Spectator; 8/22/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...delicious chilled as well as hot, but what is necessary is lovage. Lovage and celery soup Trim a whole head of celery, de-string...pint of good vegetable stock and 3 large handfuls of lovage leaves. Bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover...
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Like celery? You'll love lovage. (Garden Guide).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Sunset; 4/1/2002; ; 528 words
; One of my favorite culinary herbs is lovage (Levisticum officinale). This Mediterranean...you'll relish the intense flavor of lovage leaves and the stringless stalks. In my kitchen, I use lovage all year in various ways. In the spring...
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lovage
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
lovage tall perennial herb ( Levisticum officinale ) of the family Umbelliferae...and also for flavoring. The edible leaves are usually used like celery. Lovage is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order...
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Osha
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
...outside and yellow on the inside. The plant has several other names: chuchupate, Indian parsley, Porter's lovage, mountain lovage, Colorado cough root. A plant related to osha, Ligusticum wallichii , is used in traditional Chinese medicine...
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Middle Ages, European
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...wine, sometimes with honey or sweet wine and with pepper, lovage, and sweet marjoram as well. Some of the herbs for the garum...coriander, fennel, celery, savory, sage, rue, mint, lovage, thyme, and sweet marjoram. These herbs are available today...
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Platt, Howard 1938–(Howard T. Platt)
Book article from: Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television
...over Buffalo, Marcus Lycus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Roger, The Fourth Wall, Bardolph, Lettice and Lovage, and Paul Sycamore, You Can't Take It With You, all Peninsula Players, WI; Thurston Wheelis, Greater Tuna, Fish Creek...
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Herbs and Spices
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...are important herbs and spices such as angelica, anise, caraway, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, gotu kola, lovage, and parsley. These plants mostly originate from temperate regions all over the world. They are characterized by being aromatic...
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