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- 1. an aromatic annual herb of the parsley family, with fine blue-green leaves and yellow flowers. The leaves or seeds are used for flavouring and for medicinal purposes.
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DILL definition: 1. a herb whose seeds and thin feathery leaves are used in cooking: 2. an herb whose seeds and…. Learn more.
The meaning of DILL is any of several plants of the carrot family; especially : a European herb (Anethum graveolens) with aromatic foliage and seeds both of which are used in flavoring foods and especially pickles.
Selinum anethum Roth. Selinum graveolens (L.) Vest. Dill ( Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. [2] It is native to North Africa, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula; [3] it is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food.
DILL meaning: 1. a herb whose seeds and thin feathery leaves are used in cooking: 2. an herb whose seeds and…. Learn more.
an umbelliferous aromatic Eurasian plant, Anethum graveolens, with finely dissected leaves and umbrella-shaped clusters of yellow flowers. the leaves or seedlike fruits of this plant, used for flavouring in pickles, soups, etc, and in medicine.
dill in American English. (dɪl ) noun. 1. any of a genus ( Anethum) of plants of the umbel family, esp. a European herb ( A. graveolens) with bitter seeds and aromatic leaves, used to flavor pickles, soups, etc. 2. the seeds or leaves. 3. dill pickle.
Definition of dill noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Plants) an umbelliferous aromatic Eurasian plant, Anethum graveolens, with finely dissected leaves and umbrella-shaped clusters of yellow flowers. 2. (Cookery) the leaves or seedlike fruits of this plant, used for flavouring in pickles, soups, etc, and in medicine.
Definitions of dill. noun. aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning. synonyms: Anethum graveolens. see more. noun. aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning. synonyms: dill weed. see more.
Dill definition: An aromatic herb (Anethum graveolens) in the parsley family, native to Eurasia, having finely dissected leaves and small yellow flowers clustered in umbels.
