Coriandrum

noun

Co·​ri·​an·​drum

-ˈandrəm

: a genus of slender annual herbs (family Umbelliferae) with pinnately dissected leaves and white flowers in compound umbels and with the petals of the outer flowers in each umbel enlarged and like rays

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin

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