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Webster 1913 Edition

Rosemary

Rose′ma-ry

,
Noun.
[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.
Shakespeare
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Rosemary

RO'SEMARY

,
Noun.
[L. rosmarinus, sea-rose; rosa and marinus.]
A verticillate plant of the genus Rosmarinus, growing naturally in the southern part of France, Spain and Italy. It has a fragrant smell and a warm pungent bitterish taste.

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