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ROSEMARY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("rosemary" is a kind of...):
herb (aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities)
Holonyms ("rosemary" is a part of...):
rosemary; Rosmarinus officinalis (widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
Synonyms:
rosemary; Rosmarinus officinalis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rosemary" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Meronyms (parts of "rosemary"):
rosemary (extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats)
Holonyms ("rosemary" is a member of...):
genus Rosmarinus; Rosmarinus (rosemary)