Rosemary vs. Rosmarine — What's the Difference?

Salvia rosmarinus, commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. Until 2017, it was known by the scientific name Rosmarinus officinalis, now a synonym.

(obsolete) Dew from the sea.

An aromatic evergreen Mediterranean shrub (Rosmarinus officinalis) in the mint family, having light blue or pink flowers and narrow grayish-green leaves that are used in cooking and perfumery.

(obsolete) Rosemary.

The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning.

Dew from the sea; sea dew.

A shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.

Rosemary.

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.

A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew.

Widely cultivated for its fragrant gray-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery

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