rosemary
noun/ˈrəʊzməri/
/ˈrəʊzmeri/
[uncountable]- a bush with small narrow leaves that smell sweet and are used in cooking as a herbTopics Foodc2Word OriginMiddle English rosmarine, based on Latin ros marinus, from ros ‘dew’ + marinus ‘of the sea’. The spelling change was due to association with rose and Mary, mother of Jesus.
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