(n) small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species, Syn. Conradina glabra

bog rosemary

(n) wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States, Syn. moorwort, Andromeda glaucophylla

rosemary

(n) widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery, Syn. Rosmarinus officinalis

rosemary

(n) extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats

wild rosemary

(n) bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan, Syn. Ledum palustre, marsh tea

marsh andromeda

(n) erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe, Syn. Andromeda polifolia, common bog rosemary

sea lavender

(n) any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers, Syn. marsh rosemary, statice

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rosemary

n. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]