- 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.
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