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Word entry · 8 letters

rosemary

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"Fragrant cooking herb"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹəʊzməɹi/Part of speech nounSorted aemorrsyStarts with REnds with Y1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Fragrant herb used in cooking.

Word origin

From Middle English rosmary, rosemarye, alteration (based on rose + Mary) of earlier Middle English rosmarine, rosemaryn, partly from Old French rosmarin, partly directly from Latin rōsmarīnus (“rosemary”), from rōs (“dew, moisture”) + marīnus (“marine, of the sea”). Displaced native Old English boþen.

Used in a sentence

  • “"And you - you darling!" - addressing the astonished Rosemary - "will you love your grandmamma? Kiss me, my child." - - - "Oh, you tell fibs!" cried the child. "My name is Rose Marie Romarin - is it not, Grandpa?"”
  • “Rosemary. A sweet dark name, though finally a shrill trite woman.”

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