noun
rosemary
Refers to the herb rosemary, used in cooking and aromatherapy.
マンネンロウを料理に使うと香りが良くなる。
Using rosemary in cooking improves the aroma.
Katakana spelling is the most common practical form; the word is usually written in kana.
Ateji kanji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
The reading まんねんろう is a phonetic adaptation from Chinese 迷迭香 (mídiéxiāng), which itself may be a transliteration of a foreign word for rosemary. The exact derivation is uncertain.