Crossword clues for coriander
coriander
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Coriander \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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 14c., from Old French coriandre (14c.), from Latin coriandrum, from Greek koriannon, often said by botanists to be related to koris "bedbug" from the bad smell of the unripe fruit, or perhaps a non-Indo-European word conformed to the Greek insect name.
Wiktionary
n. 1 The annual herb ''Coriandrum sativum'', used in many cuisines. 2 The dried seeds thereof, used as a spice.
WordNet
n. Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley [syn: coriander plant, Chinese parsley, cilantro, Coriandrum sativum]
dried coriander seeds used whole or ground [syn: coriander seed]
parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish [syn: Chinese parsley, cilantro]
Wikipedia
Coriander (; or ; Coriandrum sativum), also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley, is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. All parts of the plant are edible, but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the parts most traditionally used in cooking.
Coriander most often refers to:
- Coriander (Coriandrum sativum) is a cultivated plant native to Europe and used as a culinary herb.
Usage examples of "coriander".
Rosemary, Savory, Lovage, Parsley, Coriander, Alexanders, or Olusatrum, the black pot herb, Savin, and other useful herbs, were already of common growth for kitchen uses, or for medicinal purposes.
This is said to be one of the five bitter herbs ordered to be eaten by the Jews during the Feast of the Passover, the other four being Coriander, Horehound, Lettuce, and Nettle.
They grew in abundance here, coriander, myrrh and rosemary for their antiseptic properties, balm and catnip for digestion, passionflower to sedate the senses, ginseng root to achieve the opposite effect.
These are produced by the Coriander, an umbelliferous herb cultivated in England from early times for medicinal and culinary uses, though introduced at first from the Mediterranean.
A number of essential oils that are said to be useful as repellents - at a dilution of 1:50 with water - are coriander oil, oil of lemon grass, lavender oil or geranium oil.
Parasitic wasps, who have the tiniest of tongues, need the smaller blossoms of herbs and flowers like coriander, dill, fennel, lovage and parsley.
Sacks were piled in the centre of the floor stuffed with cloves, coriander, cardamoms and cinnamon bark.
Their chinampa were mainly used for growing more rare vegetables and herbs—tomatoes, sage, coriander, sweet potatoes—which their lofty neighbors could not be bothered to cultivate.
Basically it consisted, so Lantin informed his guest, of varying amounts of black and cayenne pepper, mint, basil, dill, parsley, savory, dried coriander, and dried ground marigolds to impart to it its characteristic golden hue.
Forbidden from contacting their parents, having no wish to do so anyway and knowing of no other nearby source of spiciness, they started to make their own, ordering supplies of the rarer raw ingredients - chillis, coriander, cardamom, etc.
In the northern countries of Europe, the seeds are sometimes mixed with bread, but the chief consumption of Coriander seed in this country is in flavouring certain alcoholic liquors, for which purpose it is largely grown in Essex.
In appearance it resembled coriander seed, was white in colour like hoar- frost and sweet to taste, melted in the sun, and if kept overnight was full of worms in the morning.
And it was like white coriander seed, and the taste of it was like wafers made with honey.
In it we find 'A perfume for a sweet bagg,' as follows: 'Take half a pound of Cypress Roots, a pound of Orris, 3 quarter of a pound of Calamus, 3 Orange stick with Cloves, 2 ounces of Benjamin, 3 quarters of a pound of Rhodium, a pound of Coriander seed, and an ounce of Storax and 4 pecks of Damask Rose leaves, a peck of dryed sweet Marjerum, a pretty stick of Juniper shaved very thin, some lemon pele dryed and a stick of Brasill.
Amine then threw frankincense and coriander seed into the chafing-dish, which threw out a strong aromatic smoke.