n. 1. An aromatic annual Eurasian herb (Coriandrum sativum) in the parsley family, having parsleylike leaves and umbels of tiny white to pinkish flowers. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, leafy shoots, and roots. 2. The seedlike fruit of this plant, used whole or ground as a flavoring for food and as a seasoning, as in curry powder. 3. See cilantro. [Middle English coriandre, from Old French, from Latin coriandrum, from Greek koriandron.] |
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