coriander

From Middle English coriandre, from Anglo-Norman coriandre, from Old French corïandre, from Latin coriandrum, from Ancient Greek κορίανδρον (koríandron), of uncertain origin. Doublet of cilantro.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɒɹiˈændə/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹiˌændɚ/, /ˌkɔɹiˈændɚ/
• Rhymes: -ændə(ɹ)

coriander (usually uncountable, plural corianders)

1. (UK, Ireland) The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.
   • 1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 253:

     The life of one plant would be affected by another. Rue was definitely hostile to basil, rosemary to hyssop, but coriander, dill and chervil lived on the friendliest of terms[.]

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 11:

     Tobacco and the plant valerian are also considered to be anaphrodisiac in their effects, diminishing sexual inclination. Also vinegar, dried coriander, potassium bromide, cocaine, vervain, acid drinks, lemonade.

2. (US) The dried fruits thereof, used as a spice.

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

• → Japanese: コリアンダー (koriandā)

• Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κορίαννον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 754

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