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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery;
[syn: rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis]

2. extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rosemary \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. [1913 Webster] There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rosemary n 1: widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery [syn: rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis] 2: extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats