noun

• An evergreen aromatic shrub of the mint family, native to southern Europe. The narrow leaves are used as a culinary herb, in perfumery, and as an emblem of remembrance.

  Rosmarinus officinalis, family Labiatae

  ‘Fennel, rosemary, marjoram, garlic, and juniper berries are variously favoured aromatics in Italian pork cookery.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘She took the breadcrumbs out and mixed them with oregano, basil, rosemary and black pepper.’
  • ‘Thyme, rosemary, marjoram and lavender will act as a magnet for bees and butterflies.’
  • ‘A white vinegar is typically used as the base and is infused with herbs such as thyme, rosemary, garlic or basil.’
  • ‘You may pick a sprig of rosemary or thyme, or a few fronds of parsley or dill, but you'll pick an armload of basil.’
  • ‘She recognized the smell of thyme, rosemary, sage, and lavender, but that was about it.’
  • ‘He also grows grapes, tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, squash, sage, thyme, rosemary and bay.’
  • ‘I also ignored the dried thyme that was provided in my bundle and used fresh thyme and rosemary because I had it on hand.’
  • ‘In front of the beech hedge, a patch of un-cultivated land overflowed with flowering thyme, rosemary and gorse.’
  • ‘I'm pleased that the island has an olive grove and a herb garden as I could live with just basil and rosemary in any cooking.’
  • ‘Cook diced potatoes, garlic and rosemary in a few spoonfuls of the reserved goose fat for the crispest, crunchiest potatoes ever.’
  • ‘The Romans also spread plantings of rosemary and mint far and wide.’
  • ‘The nearest they get to outré culinary invention is a little garlic and rosemary with the roasted sea bass.’
  • ‘Despite the sun, the island is luxuriantly green and the hot wind blows the balmy scents of lavender, rosemary and heather.’
  • ‘One of our family's favorite ways to enjoy rosemary is with these roasted potatoes.’
  • ‘Make sachets of dried lavender or equal portions of rosemary and mint.’
  • ‘Climbing roses, jasmine and honeysuckle were trained up the walls and rosemary and lavender borders lined the flower beds.’
  • ‘The flavour, however, is less sugary than you might be led to expect, salty and redolent of rosemary, garlic and vinegar.’
  • ‘One example is procumbent rosemary, used extensively as a ground cover and sheared several times a year.’
  • ‘I chopped up a good amount of fresh mint leaves together with a little bit of rosemary needles and simply added to the cake batter.’