rosemary

noun

extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats

widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery

Roots

rosrose- · Latin · dew marinus-mary · Latin · of the sea

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