Definitions for: Rosemary


[n] extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
[n] widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery



Webster (1913) Definition: Rose"ma*ry, n. [OE. rosmarine, L. rosmarinus; ros dew
(cf. Russ. rosa, Lith. rasa, Skr. rasa juice) + marinus
marine: cf. F. romarin. In English the word has been changed
as if it meant the rose of Mary. See Marine.]
A labiate shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) with narrow
grayish leaves, growing native in the southern part of
France, Spain, and Italy, also in Asia Minor and in China. It
has a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent, bitterish taste.
It is used in cookery, perfumery, etc., and is an emblem of
fidelity or constancy.

There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. --Shak.

Marsh rosemary.
(a) A little shrub (Andromeda polifolia) growing in cold
swamps and having leaves like those of the rosemary.
(b) See under Marsh.

Rosemary pine, the loblolly pine. See under Loblolly.

Synonyms: Rosmarinus officinalis

See Also: genus Rosmarinus, herb, herb, herbaceous plant, rosemary, rosemary, Rosmarinus, Rosmarinus officinalis

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