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Webster 1913 Edition

Coriander

Coˊri-an′der

(k?ˊr?-?n′d?r)
,
Noun.
[L.
coriandrum
, fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], perh. fr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] bug, on account of the buglike or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F.
coriandre
.]
(Bot.)
An umbelliferous plant, the
Coriandrum sativum
, the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.

Webster 1828 Edition

Coriander

CORIANDER

,
Noun.
[L., Gr.] A genus of plants of two species. The seeds of one species, the sativum, have a strong smell, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.

Definition 2025

coriander

coriander

English

Coriander seeds, dried.

Noun

coriander ‎(usually uncountable, plural corianders)

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

Meronyms

  • (Coriandum sativum): cilantro (US, the leaves, when fresh); in other dialects, this, too, like the rest of the plant, is called coriander

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Etymology

From Old French coriandre, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίαννον ‎(koríannon).

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