Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
- noun The seedlike fruit of this plant, used whole or ground as a flavoring for food and as a seasoning, as in curry powder.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The popular name of the umbelliferous plant Coriandrum sativum.
- noun The fruit of this plant.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
annual herb Coriandrum sativum: used in manycuisines . - noun The dried
seeds thereof, used as a spice.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
- noun dried coriander seeds used whole or ground
- noun parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I have heard and read that such things as coriander is considered contraband and that Israel will not confirm or deny if an item would be considered contraband.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Israeli Version of Ship Incident 2010
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Ioanna, ground coriander is a really good idea - it would go really well in this soup.
Recipe for Lemony Carrot Ginger Soup (Σούπα με Καρότα, Λεμόνι και Τζίντζερ) Laurie Constantino 2009
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Hi Kalyn, I so totaly forgot that you call coriander cilantro over there, thanks for that.
At My Table 2006
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It wasn't long before I was ordering dishes simply because they came with lime and coriander, which is a bit like buying a song because you like the backing vocals, and no worse a habit for that.
The Flavour Thesaurus: Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook by Niki Segnit 2010
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It's usually called coriander in UK English and cilantro in US English.
An Infinite God vs. An Infinite Maker of Infinite Numbers of Gods James F. McGrath 2009
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I think the roots and/or seeds may be called coriander even in US English.
An Infinite God vs. An Infinite Maker of Infinite Numbers of Gods James F. McGrath 2009
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Well, coriander is the leaves, but the seeds are called coriander seeds.
At least if the academic career doesn't work out, I'll still be able to eat StyleyGeek 2009
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There isn't much middle ground on this herb, also called coriander leaf, or Chinese Parsley.
Archive 2008-01-01 Kalyn Denny 2008
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There isn't much middle ground on this herb, also called coriander leaf, or Chinese Parsley.
Recipe Favorites: Chicken, Black Bean, and Cilantro Soup Kalyn Denny 2008
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It's also called coriander leaf or Chinese parsley in some parts of the world.
Archive 2006-08-01 Kalyn Denny 2006
sarra commented on the word coriander
in British English, coriander is the leaf, also known as cilantro, dhania and Chinese parsley.
April 20, 2007
yarb commented on the word coriander
All too often while shopping for groceries, I find myself plunging my face into the biggest bunch of coriander I can find and inhaling until my lungs are swollen with the vivifying, coppery, earthy fragrance.
April 14, 2011
ry commented on the word coriander
Whenever I see an instance of this word I recall Calvin (of Calvin and Hobbes) mentioning one of his new favorite bedtime stories, Captain Coriander Salamander and ’er Single-Hander Bellylander in one of the strips (being the sequel to his perennial favorite, Hamster Huey and the Gooey Kablooie). Those titles were burned into my mind somehow.
January 23, 2013
alexz commented on the word coriander
There's a Calvin and Hobbes Search Engine
Here's the Coriander strip http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1993/06/25
and the search engine http://michaelyingling.com/random/calvin_and_hobbes/
January 23, 2013
chained_bear commented on the word coriander
Comment on pepper. Also usage/historical note on sacrament.
November 30, 2016
chained_bear commented on the word coriander
"At the Mycenaean palace complex of Pylos, built sometime around 1300 B.C. and destroyed around 1100 B.C.--the era generally identified with the Trojan War--archaeologists found that no less than 15 percent of the clay tablets recording the palace inventories dealt with various herbs and aromatics. When the language of the tablets was deciphered and found to be an early form of Greek, the names of numerous aromatics emerged. Coriander was there, easily recognizable as ko-ri-a-da-na. Tablets from the contemporary palace complex at Mycenae, according to legend the home of King Agamemnon, Helen's brother-in-law, contain cumin (ku-mi-no) and sesame (sa-sa-ma), both words of Semitic origin."
--Jack Turner, _Spice: The History of a Temptation_ (NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004), 240
December 6, 2016