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 Sermountain, 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.]
