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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.