Coriander

Close-up of dried coriander seeds brown color in a spoon, wooden dish and coriander leaf green color background. vegetarian, concept vegetable food for healthy.

Coriandrum sativum

Synonyms:
Cilantro
Coriander (Wiktionary)

English

Etymology

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

Compare Ancient Greek κορίαννον (koríannon), κορίαμβλον (koríamblon), Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀪𐁀𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ha-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀅𐀙 (ko-ri-ja-da-na), 𐀒𐀪𐀊𐀈𐀜 (

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