widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
source: WordNet 3.0
extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
source: WordNet 3.0
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.
