lovage

n 1: native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible stalks

and foliage and seeds [syn: {Levisticum officinale}]

2: stalks eaten like celery or candied like Angelica; seeds

used for flavoring or pickled like capers

lossage

/los'▫j/ The result of a {bug} or malfunction. This

is a mass or collective noun. "What a loss!" and "What

lossage!" are nearly synonymous. The former is slightly more

particular to the speaker's present circumstances; the latter

implies a continuing {lose} of which the speaker is currently

a victim. Thus (for example) a temporary hardware failure is

a loss, but bugs in an important tool (like a compiler) are

serious lossage.

[{Jargon File}]

(1995-04-19)