Thesaurus: rosemary

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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.
2. n. widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
3. n. extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
4. 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.
5. A labiate shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) with narrow grayishleaves, growing native in the southern part of France, Spain, andItaly, also in Asia Minor and in China. It has a fragrant smell, anda 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 incold swamps and having leaves like those of the rosemary. (b) Seeunder Marsh.-- Rosemary pine, the loblolly pine. See under Loblolly.
6. n:100 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