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rose·mar·y
(rōz′mâr′ē)n. pl. rose·mar·ies
1. An aromatic evergreen Mediterranean shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) in the mint family, having light blue or pink flowers and narrow grayish-green leaves that are used in cooking and perfumery.
2. The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.
[Alteration (probably influenced by rose Mary) of Middle English rosmarine, from Latin rōs marīnus, rōsmarīnum : rōs, dew (perhaps from the essential oil glands on the whitish underside of its leaves ) + marīnus, of the sea; see marine.]
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rosemary
(ˈrəʊzmərɪ)n, pl -maries
(Plants) 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
[C15: earlier rosmarine, from Latin rōs dew + marīnus marine; modern form influenced by folk etymology, as if rose1 + Mary]
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rose•mar•y
(ˈroʊzˌmɛər i)n., pl. -mar•ies.
an aromatic evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, with narrow, leathery leaves used as a seasoning and in perfumes.
[1400–50; rose mary (by folk etym., influenced by rose1 and the name Mary) < Latin rōs marīnus or rōs maris literally, sea dew]
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| Noun | 1. |  rosemary - widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumeryrosemary - extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Rosmarinus, Rosmarinus - rosemary |
| 2. | rosemary - extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats herb - aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis - widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery |
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Translations
розмарин
rozmarýn
rosmarin
RosmarinRosemarie
rosmariini
romarinRose-Marie
ružmarin
rozmaring
ローズマリー
로즈메리
rozmarin
rozmarín
rožmarin
rosmarinRose-MarieRos-Marie
ไม้พุ่มสมุนไพร
cây hương thảo
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rosemary
[ˈrəʊzməri] n → romarin mrose-tinted [ˈrəʊztɪntɪd] adj → roseto look at sb/sth through rose-tinted glasses, to look at sb/sth through rose-tinted spectacles (British) → ne voir que les bons côtés de qn/qch
to see life through rose-tinted glasses, to see life through rose-tinted spectacles → voir la vie en rose
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rosemary
n → Rosmarin m
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rosemary
→ إِكْلِيلُ الـجَبَل rozmarýn rosmarin Rosmarin δεντρολίβανο romero rosmariini romarin ružmarin rosmarino ローズマリー 로즈메리 rozemarijn rosmarin rozmaryn alecrim розмарин rosmarin ไม้พุ่มสมุนไพร biberiye cây hương thảo 迷迭香Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rosemary
n (bot) romeroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.