Rosemary

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An aromatic evergreen Mediterranean shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) having light blue or pink flowers and grayish-green leaves that are used in cooking and perfumery.
  • n. The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.
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  • n. a shrub that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, native in southern Europe, widely cultivated. (See Rosmarinus.)
  • n. In Australia, any one of several species of the genus Westringia, belonging to the mint family, especially W. Dampieri, whose resemblance to the rosemary of Europe led Dampier to give its name to Rosemary Island in the Dampier archipelago.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
  • n. extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
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