Rōse'ma-ry, n.

n. [O. Eng. rosmarine, q. v., and rosemaryne, Lat. rosmarinus, fr. ros, dew, and marinus, marine; It. rosmarino, ramerino, Pg. rosmarinho, Sp. rosmarino, romero, Pr. romarin, romani, Fr. romarin.] (Bot.) A verticillate plant of the genus Rosmarinus, growing naturally 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 has been used as an emblem of fidelity or constancy.

Stick your rosemary on this fair course. Shak.

Marsh rosemary, a low herb (Statice limonium), found about salt marshes. Its flowers are of a pale purple color. The root is astringent, and is used in medicine. Gray.