CORIANDER

Coriander

Coriander, also known as cilantro, Chinese parsley or dhania, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. Coriander is native to regions spanning from southern Europe and North Africa to southwestern Asia. It is a soft plant growing to tall. The leaves are variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and feathery higher on the flowering stems. The flowers are borne in small umbels, white or very pale pink, asymmetrical, with the petals pointing away from the centre of the umbel longer than those pointing toward it . The fruit is a globular, dry schizocarp in diameter. Although sometimes ...

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coriander

Noun

  1. The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
  2. The dried seeds thereof, used as a spice.


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