What is the name meaning of ROSEMARY. Phrases containing ROSEMARY
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 English name derived from the herb name, "rosemary," from Latin rosmarinus, composed of ros "dew" and marinus "the sea," literally ROSEMARY means "dew of the sea." In some cases the name may be a compound of Rose "rose" and Mary "obstinate, rebellious."
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Dew of the Sea
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Today, this English name is most often given as a flower name, or used as a short form of the herb name Rosemary. However, it was in use throughout the Middle Ages (long before herb and flower names became popular) and probably originated as a short form of longer Germanic names containing the word hrod, ROSE means "horse."
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Dew of the sea. As a compound of Rose and Mary: bitter rose.
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Bitter Rose; Dew of the Sea
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n.
A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a vulnerary in gunshot wounds.
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Rosemary.
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Pertaining to natural order (Plumbagineae) of gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other genera.
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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.