a. Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love; worthy of love. [ 1913 Webster ]
Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable,
Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. livèche, fr. L. levisticum, ligusticum, a plant indigenous to Liguria, lovage, from Ligusticus Ligustine, Ligurian, Liguria a country of Cisalpine Gaul. ] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant (Levisticum officinale), sometimes used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ]