† ˈlibstick Obs.
[Anglicization of med.L. libisticum, corrupt f. levisticum (see lovage). Cf. F. levestic (Cotgr.).]
Lovage.
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury ii. 98/2 Libstick, or Sermoun⁓tain, hath at the joints a long slender leaf [etc.]. [Cf. 1802 A. Ranken Hist. France II. iv. ii. 292 He (sc. Walafrid Strabo, in his poem Hortulus) treats of..libisticum, chervil, the lily, etc.] |