Rosemary

n.

1.

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 - (Andromeda polifolia) 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.

Noun	1.	rosemary - widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery Synonyms: Rosmarinus officinalis
	2.	rosemary - extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats

genus Rosmarinus, herb, herbaceous plant, Rosmarinus, Rosmarinus officinalis

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