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genus Rosmarinus

genus Rosmarinus

7.9
A group of evergreen shrubs with a strong smell in the mint family, once including rosemary
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəs ˌroʊzməˈriːnəs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : género Rosmarinus
  • Botanists have reclassified species from genus Rosmarinus to the genus Salvia.

Examples

  • The genus Rosmarinus was historically used to classify several aromatic shrubs in the mint family.

  • Many chefs use plants from the genus Rosmarinus in their dishes.

  • Many culinary herbs, such as genus Rosmarinus, have medicinal benefits as well.

  • The genus Rosmarinus includes several species of herbs.

  • Herbs from the genus Rosmarinus, like rosemary, are often used in cooking for their aromatic flavor.

  • The genus Rosmarinus consists of evergreen shrubs that thrive in Mediterranean climates.

  • Many gardeners appreciate the genus Rosmarinus for its fragrant leaves and beautiful flowers.

Synonyms

Rosmarinus
vsgenus Rosmarinus
  • Archaic
9.9

A former scientific name for rosemary plants now called Salvia

is the formal genus label for those shrubs used in older classification

Surface Forms

genus Rosmarinus singular
genera Rosmarinus plural

Morphology

genus + Rosmarinus

The phrase is compositionally transparent: 'genus' denotes a biological rank and 'Rosmarinus' is the proper name, so together they straightforwardly mean 'the taxonomic genus named Rosmarinus' (the group containing rosemary). This follows a common, literal scientific naming convention cross-linguistically and requires no idiomatic or metaphorical inference, so a learner who knows both constituents can understand it.

Etymology

The noun genus Rosmarinus is the old scientific group name for rosemary plants. One popular story says the part Rosmarinus means 'dew of the sea' because people often found rosemary growing by the coast, so the name came to mean this group of scented shrubs.