rosemary
UK/ˈɹəʊzməɹi//ˈɹoʊzˌmɛəɹi/
rosemary noun: a shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.
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Noun
rosemary (usually uncountable, plural rosemaries)
Proper noun capitalized: Rosemary
Rosemary
- A female given name from Latin.
- "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?"1860, Jedediah Vincent Huntington, Rosemary: or, Life or Death, D.&J. Sadler, Co, published 1860, page 175 - Rosemary. A sweet dark name, though finally a shrill trite woman.1985, Alice Munro, The Progress of Love, Chatto&Windus, published 1987, →ISBN, page 53
- "And you - you darling!" - addressing the astonished Rosemary - "will you love your grandmamma? Kiss me, my child." - - -
rosemary meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rosemary in Hindi
- shrub
- गुलमेंहदी gulamẽhadī
rosemary in Tamil
- பசுமைமாறா நறுமண இலைச் செடிவகை, நினைவுக்குறி
rosemary in Marathi
- रोझमेरी, रोजमेरी, रोसमेरी
rosemary in Urdu
- روزمیری, روزمری
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- rosemary in Bengali
- রোজমেরি, রোজমেরী, রোজমেরির
- rosemary in Telugu
- రోజ్మేరీ, రోస్మేరీ
- rosemary in Malayalam
- റോസ്മേരി, റോസ്മെറി, റോസെമറി
- rosemary in Kannada
- ರೋಸ್ಮರಿ, ರೋಸ್ಮೇರಿ, ರೋಸ್ಮೆರಿ
- rosemary in Punjabi
- ਰੋਜ਼ਮੇਰੀ, ਰੋਸਮੇਰੀ, ਰੋਜਮੇਰੀ
- rosemary in Gujarati
- રોઝમેરી, રોજમેરી
- rosemary in Odia
- ରୋଜମେରୀ, ରୋଜ୍ମେରୀ, ରୋସମେରୀ
- rosemary in Nepali
- रोजमेरी, रोसमेरी, रोस्मेरी
- rosemary in Tagalog
- romero
- rosemary in Arabic
- إِكْلِيل الْغَار ʔiklīl al-ḡār, إِكْلِيل الْجَبَل ʔiklīl al-jabal, ضِرْم ضَيِّق الْأَوْرَاق ḍirm ḍayyiq al-ʔawrāq
- rosemary in Indonesian
- rosemary, rosmarin
- rosemary in Persian
- رزماری rozmâri, اکلیل کوهی eklil-e kuhi
- rosemary in Thai
- โรสแมรี่ rôht maerêe
- rosemary in Vietnamese
- hương thảo
Examples of rosemary in a sentence
- They make a delicious dinner special of hogget. It is made with rosemary and mint.
- The thyme can be subbed out for rosemary or sage, if you prefer.
- It’s a complex concoction of organic grapefruit, rosemary, and a touch of honey—in a word—sublime!
Synonyms of rosemary
Forms of rosemary
| plural | rosemaries |
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Origin of rosemary
From Middle English rosmary, rosemarye, alteration (based on rose + Mary) of earlier Middle English rosmarine, rosemaryn, partly from Old French rosmarin, partly directly from Latin rōsmarīnus (“rosemary”), from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + marīnus (“marine, of the sea”). Displaced native Old English boþen.
A combination of Rose + Mary, referring to the flower as a symbol of Virgin Mary, first recorded in the eighteenth century. It is found in continental Europe as Rosemarie and Rosa Maria. After mid-nineteenth century when flower names became common it may also refer to the herb rosemary, Latin ros marinus "dew of the sea".
Words formed from rosemary
Phrases with rosemary
Questions about rosemary
- What does rosemary mean?
- Rosemary means a shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.
- What is rosemary in Hindi?
- Rosemary in Hindi is गुलमेंहदी (gulamẽhadī). See Rosemary meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rosemary?
- Rosemary can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce rosemary?
- Rosemary is pronounced /ˈɹəʊzməɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rosemary?
- The plural of rosemary is rosemaries.
Words near rosemary in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rosemary (page history and authors); Rosemary (page history and authors); rosemary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rosemary (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rosemary (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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