Definitions for Rosemary

Rosemary rose·mar·y

Spelling: [rohz-mair-ee, -muh-ree]
IPA: /ˈroʊzˌmɛər i, -mə ri/

Rosemary is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 282 anagrams from letters in Rosemary (aemorrsy).

Definitions for Rosemary

noun

  1. an evergreen shrub, Rosmarinus officinalis, of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region, having leathery, narrow leaves and pale-blue, bell-shaped flowers, used as a seasoning and in perfumery and medicine: a traditional symbol of remembrance.
  2. a female given name.

Origin of Rosemary

1400-50; late Middle English rose mary (by folk etymology, influenced by rose1 and the name Mary) Latin rōs dew + marīnus marine, or rōs maris dew of the s

Examples for Rosemary

Sister rosemary Nyirumbe is a nun of the Sacred Heart who rescues young girls from sexual slavery and rebel attacks in Uganda.

After rosemary offers me some tea, I sit down on the couch with Downey Sr. to discuss his astonishing life, and career.

Today all of “these girls are living their lives in dignity, using needles and sewing machines,” said Sister rosemary.

In the South of Europe the rosemary has long had magic properties ascribed to it.

It is as an emblem of remembrance that rosemary is most frequently used by the old poets.

As a love-charm the reputation of rosemary seems to have come from the South.

He seems undaunted at tackling a number previously vocalized by the likes of Nat King Cole, rosemary Clooney, and Sammy Davis Jr.

For love-potions, decoctions of rosemary were much employed.

What Ophelia said was: 'There's rosemary, that's for remembrance.

In April 2013, Travis County's District Attorney, rosemary Lehmberg was arrested for and pleaded guilty to driving while drunk.

Word Value for Rosemary
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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