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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rosemary  \Rose"ma*ry\,  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}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rosemary 
  n  1:  widely  cultivated  for  its  fragrant  gray-green  leaves  used  in 
  cooking  and  in  perfumery  [syn:  {Rosmarinus  officinalis}] 
  2:  extremely  pungent  leaves  used  fresh  or  dried  as  seasoning 
  for  especially  meats 




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