BLACK LOVAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does black lovage mean? 

• BLACK LOVAGE (noun)
  The noun BLACK LOVAGE has 1 sense:

1. European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

  Familiarity information: BLACK LOVAGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLACK LOVAGE (noun)

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Meaning:

European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Alexander; Alexanders; black lovage; horse parsley; Smyrnium olusatrum

Hypernyms ("black lovage" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("black lovage" is a member of...):

genus Smyrnium; Smyrnium (Alexanders)