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Definition of Rosemary

1. Noun. Widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery.

2. Noun. Extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats.

Definition of Rosemary

1. n. 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.

Definition of Rosemary

1. Proper noun. ( female given name). ¹

2. Noun. a shrub that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces fragrant mint used in cooking and perfumes ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rosemary

1. an evergreen shrub [n -MARIES]

Medical Definition of Rosemary

1. 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 little shrub growing in cold swamps and having leaves like those of the rosemary. See Marsh. Rosemary pine, the loblolly pine. See Loblolly. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosemary

rosehip rosehips roseine roseines roseless roselike roselite rosella rosellas roselle

roselles rosemaling rosemalings rosemaloes rosemaries rosemaryite rosemarylike rosenbergite rosenbuschite rosenhahnite

rosenmuller's organ rosenzweig picture-frustration study roseo- roseocobaltic roseola roseola infantilis roseola infantum roseolae

Literary usage of Rosemary

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Observations on the Popular Antiquities of Great Britain: Chiefly by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"rosemary, which was anciently thought to strengthen the memory, was not only carried at ... Else all this rosemary is lost." In another old play, Ram Alley, ..."

2. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1883)
"Both rosemary and bays appear to have >een gilded on these occasions. In a curious wedding sermon, by Roger Hacket, DD , 1607, ..."

3. Observations on Popular Antiquities: Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1841)
"rosemary, which was anciently thought to strengthen the Memory, ... London, 1607, entitled "A Marriage Present," he thus expatiates on the use of rosemary ..."

4. Observations on Popular Antiquities Chiefly Illustrating the Origin of Our by John Brand, Henry Ellis (1900)
"rosemary, which was anciently thought to strengthen the memory was not only carried at funerals, but also worn at weddings. Thus Herrick has the following ..."

5. The Shakespeare Garden by Esther Singleton (1922)
""The cheerful rosemary," as Spenser calls it, was in high favor in ... Ophelia handed a sprig of rosemary to her brother with the words: "There 's rosemary; ..."

6. The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men by William Hone (1841)
"There 's rosemary, that 's for remembrance ; pray you, love, remember." In allusion to its bridal use, Juliet's nurse asks Romeo, " Doth not rosemary and ..."

7. The Year Book of Daily Recreation and Information: Concerning Remarkable Men by William Hone (1832)
"There 'a rosemary, that 's for remembrance ; pray you, love, remember." In allusion to its bridal use, Juliet's nurse asks Romeo, " Doth not rosemary and ..."

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