Rosemary : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rosemary	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Rosemary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rosemary n widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery Synonym(s): rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rosemary \Rose"mary\, 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. There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. --Shak. {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}.