Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An aromatic evergreen Mediterranean shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) in the mint family, having light blue or pink flowers and narrow grayish-green leaves that are used in cooking and perfumery.
- noun The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In Australia, any one of several species of the genus Westringia, belonging to the mint family, especially W. Dampieri, whose resemblance to the rosemary of Europe led Dampier to give its name to Rosemary Island in the Dampier archipelago.
- noun An evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, native in southern Europe, widely cultivated. (See
Rosmarinus .)
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun 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. - noun See under
Marsh . - noun the loblolly pine. See under
Loblolly .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
shrub that originates fromEurope andAsia Minor and produces a fragrantherb used in cooking andperfumes .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
- noun extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Meanwhile, the rosemary is doing just fine now, and the hardier looking specimens have their permanent home, where they're definitely thriving.
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Lydia, we'll try the rosemary potato storage method; My rosemary is tiny; I'll buy fresh from the greengrocer until my own is large enough to use for this purpose.
Today's Garden 2009
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I'm happy to report that the rosemary is now making its way tentatively into the light, with seedlings coming up in four of the pots.
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If the rosemary is starting to form new shoots along its length, break these off to make it easier to push the vegetables up the skewers.
Archive 2008-09-01 Laurie Constantino 2008
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Meanwhile even though rosemary is evil incarnate, the parents were nice enough.
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If the rosemary is starting to form new shoots along its length, break these off to make it easier to push the vegetables up the skewers.
Gardens and Kittens with Recipe for Eggplant Kebab on Rosemary Skewers (Κεμπάμπ με Μελιτζάνες και Δενδρολίβανο) Laurie Constantino 2008
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When I cut off two branches to use in the bread, the smell was intoxicating; the aroma of freshly picked rosemary is much richer than that of herbs in plastic boxes from the supermarket produce section.
Archive 2007-12-01 Laurie Constantino 2007
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When I cut off two branches to use in the bread, the smell was intoxicating; the aroma of freshly picked rosemary is much richer than that of herbs in plastic boxes from the supermarket produce section.
Recipe: Rosemary Bread (Ψωμί με Δενδρολίβανο) Laurie Constantino 2007
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Romero (rosemary) rosamarinus officinales: Sometimes used as a seasoning, but most often as a tea, rosemary is a common home remedy for stomach ulcers and inflamations of the appendix and gall bladder.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
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A tonic made from rosemary is taken to sharpen the memory.
A Culinary Guide to Mexican Herbs: Las Hierbas de Cocina 2006
rolig commented on the word rosemary
Rosemary
Beauty and Beauty's son and rosemary –
Venus and Love, her son, to speak plainly –
born of the sea supposedly,
at Christmas each, in company,
braids a garland of festivity.
Not always rosemary –
since the flight to Egypt, blooming differently.
With lancelike leaf, green but silver underneath,
its flowers – white originally –
turned blue. The herb of memory,
imitating the blue robe of Mary,
is not too legendary
to flower both as symbol and as pungency.
Springing from stones beside the sea,
the height of Christ when thirty-three –
not higher – it feeds on dew and to the bee
"hath a dumb language"; is in reality
a kind of Christmas tree.
– Marianne Moore
December 8, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word rosemary
Usage/historical note in comment on dittany.
January 8, 2017