Rosemary

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun 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.

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