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Definition of Rosmarinus officinalis
1. Noun. Widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery.
Terms within: Rosemary
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Rosmarinus, Rosmarinus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rosmarinus Officinalis
Literary usage of Rosmarinus officinalis
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The British Flora Medica: A History of the Medicinal Plants of Great Britain by Benjamin Herbert Barton, Thomas Castle (1877)
"... they are fully opened, and the petals removed, which are carefully and rapidly
dried by artificial heat. CLVI. Rosmarinus officinalis, L. ROSEMARY. Nat. ..."
2. Flora Medica: Containing Coloured Delineations of the Various Medicinal by George Spratt (1829)
"OF the genus Rosmarinus, two species only are known and cultivated in this country,
the Rosmarinus officinalis, and Rosmarinus Chilensis. ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1863)
"There is some improvement, but it is by no means sufficient:— '•R. Mentha piperita,
origanum vulgäre, rosmarinus officinalis. salvia officina- lis, ..."
4. A Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Science: A Guide for the Pharmaceutist by H. V. Sweringen (1882)
"The tops of Rosmarinus officinalis, an evergreen shrub, three or four feet high,
... ROSMARINUS, \ Rosmarinus officinalis./ See Rosemary. ..."
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