rosemary

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see also: Rosemary

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Noun

rosemary (uncountable)

1. A shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.

Synonyms

• rosmarine (obsolete)

Translations

• French: romarin
• German: Rosmarin
• Italian: rosmarino, ramerino
• Portuguese: alecrim
• Russian: розмари́н
• Spanish: romero

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Rosemary

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Proper noun

1. A female given name.
   • 1860 Jedediah Vincent Huntington, Rosemary: or, Life or Death, D.&J. Sadler, Co., 1860, page 175:

     "And you - you darling!" - addressing the astonished Rosemary - "will you love your grandmamma? Kiss me, my child." - - -

     "Oh, you tell fibs!" cried the child. "My name is Rose Marie Romarin - is it not, Grandpa?"

   • 1985 Alice Munro, The Progress of Love, Chatto&Windus 1987, ISBN 0701131616, page 53:

     Rosemary. A sweet dark name, though finally a shrill trite woman.

Translations

• French: Rose-Marie
• German: Rosemarie
• Italian: Mariarosa

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