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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rose•mar•y /ˈroʊzˌmɛri, -məri/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologya sweet-smelling evergreen shrub of the mint family, used as a seasoning in cooking.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rose•mar•y (rōz′mâr′ē, -mə rē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mar•ies. - Plant Biologyan 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 perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
- Latin rōs dew + marīnus marine, or rōs maris dew of the sea (in English the final -s mistaken for plural sign)
- late Middle English rose mary (by folk etymology, etymological, influenced by rose1 and the name Mary) 1400–50
- a female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rosemary /ˈrəʊzmərɪ/ n ( pl -maries)- an aromatic European shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, widely cultivated for its grey-green evergreen leaves, which are used in cookery for flavouring and yield a fragrant oil used in the manufacture of perfumes: family Lamiaceae (labiates). It is the traditional flower of remembrance
Etymology: 15th Century: earlier rosmarine, from Latin rōs dew + marīnus marine; modern form influenced by folk etymology, as if rose1 + Mary |