| rosemary | 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. <medicine> 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) |
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| rosemary oil | The volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh flowering tops of Rosmarinus officinalis (family Labiatae); used as a flavoring and in perfumery. (05 Mar 2000) |