rosemary oil

rosemary oil
The volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh flowering tops of Rosmarinus officinalis (family Labiatae); used as a flavoring and in perfumery.

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rosemary oil n a pungent essential oil obtained from the flowering tops of rosemary and used chiefly in soaps, colognes, hair lotions, and pharmaceutical preparations

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the volatile oil distilled with steam from the fresh flowering tops of Rosmarinus officinalis, used as a flavoring or perfuming agent.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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