About The Word Rosemary
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Rosemary
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What's The Definition Of 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 Synonyms | Synonyms for Rosemary: Rosmarinus officinalis Related Terms | Find terms related to Rosemary: See Also | genus Rosmarinus | herb | herb | herbaceous plant | rosemary | rosemary | Rosmarinus | Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary In Webster's Dictionary \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}.
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