rosemary

  • 11rosemary — /rohz mair ee, meuh ree/, n., pl. rosemaries. an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale blue, bell shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in… …

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  • 12Rosemary — /rohz mair ee, meuh ree/, n. a female given name. * * * Small perennial evergreen shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) of the mint family whose leaves are used to flavour a wide variety of food. The bush grows 3–7.5 ft (1–2.3 m) tall and has short… …

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  • 13rosemary — /ˈroʊzməri / (say rohzmuhree) noun (plural rosemaries) an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, native to the Mediterranean region, used as a herb in cookery and yielding a fragrant essential oil. It is a traditional symbol of remembrance.… …

  • 14rosemary — [15] Originally, rosemary had no connection with either ‘roses’ or ‘Mary’. Etymologically it means ‘sea dew’. It comes, probably via Old French rosmarin, from late Latin rōsmarīnum. This in turn was a conflation of Latin rōs marīnus, rōs meaning… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 15rosemary — [[t]ro͟ʊzməri, AM meri[/t]] N UNCOUNT Rosemary is a herb used in cooking. It comes from an evergreen plant with small narrow leaves. The plant is also called rosemary …

    English dictionary

  • 16rosemary — [15] Originally, rosemary had no connection with either ‘roses’ or ‘Mary’. Etymologically it means ‘sea dew’. It comes, probably via Old French rosmarin, from late Latin rōsmarīnum. This in turn was a conflation of Latin rōs marīnus, rōs meaning… …

    Word origins

  • 17rosemary — noun (plural maries) Etymology: Middle English rosmarine, from Anglo French rosemarin, from Latin rosmarinus, from ror , ros dew + marinus of the sea; akin to Sanskrit rasa sap, juice more at marine Date: 14th century a fragrant shrubby… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 18rosemary — rose·mary rōz .mer ē n, pl mar·ies a fragrant shrubby mint (Rosmarinus officinalis) of southern Europe and Asia Minor that is the source of rosemary oil and was formerly used medicinally as a stimulant and carminative * * * rose·mary… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 19rosemary — kvapusis rozmarinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių šeimo prieskoninis, vaistinis, medingas augalas (Rosmarinus officinalis), paplitęs Afrikos šiaurėje ir Europos pietuose. Naudojamas maisto priedams (kvėpikliams) gaminti, iš jo… …

    Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 20rosemary — rozmarinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Notrelinių (Lamiaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Rosmarinus). atitikmenys: lot. Rosmarinus angl. rosemary vok. Rosmarin rus. розмарин lenk. rozmaryn …

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