rosemary

Everyday

1. A small evergreen bush with needle-like leaves that smell strong and fresh, used as a herb in cooking. tree →
2. (a name) Rosemary is also a girl's name. tree →

In the lessons

In cooking lessons rosemary flavours roast lamb, potatoes and bread. In gardens it is easy to grow and loved by bees. In Australia and New Zealand rosemary is worn on Anzac Day to remember soldiers who died, and in old stories and Shakespeare rosemary stands for remembrance.

Examples

• Mum put rosemary on the roast potatoes. tree →
• Rosemary smells lovely when you rub its leaves. tree →
• Bees buzzed round the rosemary bush. tree →
• In Australia, people wear a sprig of rosemary on Anzac Day. tree →
• We planted rosemary in the school herb garden. tree →
• My aunt's name is Rosemary. tree →
• The girl went out, and soon collected a large bundle, and then she plucked at a sprig of sweet-smelling rosemary for herself. tree →

Note

As a herb it is uncountable: some rosemary, a sprig of rosemary. The name has a capital letter (Rosemary). It is not made of "rose" and "Mary"; the name comes from Latin for "dew of the sea".