Dictionary entry

Coriander

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Co′ri‐an″der (k?′r?–?n″d?r), n. [L. coriandrum, fr. Gr. ����, ����, perh. fr. ��� 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.