Rosemary

['rəʊzm(ə)rɪ] or ['roz'mɛri]

Definition

(noun.) extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats.

(noun.) widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery.

Editor: Myra--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

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Definition

n. a small fragrant evergreen shrub of a pungent taste growing in the countries round the Mediterranean—an ancient emblem of fidelity.

Checker: Shelia