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Definition of Levisticum
1. Noun. Genus of aromatic European herbs with yellow flowers.
Generic synonyms: Rosid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Apiaceae, Carrot Family, Family Apiaceae, Family Umbelliferae, Umbelliferae
Member holonyms: Levisticum Officinale, Lovage
Lexicographical Neighbors of Levisticum
Literary usage of Levisticum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Ligusticum levisticum L. Sp. Pl. 250. 1753. levisticum officinale Koch, Nov.
Act Nat. Cur. I21: 101. 1824. levisticum levisticum Karst. Deutsch. Fl. 844. ..."
2. The Condensed Chemical Dictionary: A Reference Volume for All Requiring by Chemical Catalog Company, Inc (1920)
"Lovage Oil* (levisticum oil). Color and properties: A colorless oil; 1o3; Fruit oil,
... Derivation: Distilled from the root. fruit or herb of levisticum ..."
3. A Manual of organic materia medica: Being a Guide to Materia Medica of the by John Michael Maisch (1885)
"levisticum officinale, Koch, s Ligusticum levisticum, Linné. ... Head branches
levisticum.— Trans- with a rather thick bark, and yel- verse section, ..."
4. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"levisticum officinale WDJKoch Lovage Herbaceous perennial Cultivated and ...
levisticum levisticum (L.) Karst. P > Ligusticum canariense (L.) Britt. ..."
5. List of Medicines Mentioned in Homœopathic Literature by Henry M. Smith (1879)
"Ligusticum levisticum. Vulg., Lovage. Tinct. of the fresh root. ... Ligusticum
levisticum. See levisticum officinale. ..."
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