Definition of ROSEMARY

rosemary

Plural: rosemaries

Noun

  • An evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves, used as a herb.
  • widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
  • extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
  • A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.

Examples

  • Playing ROSEMARY spiced up the board and offered a high score in Scrabble.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

Rosmarinus officinalis, rosmarine

Scrabble Score: 13

rosemary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rosemary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rosemary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

rosemary: valid Words With Friends Word