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| The name coriander derives from French coriandre through Latin “coriandrum” in turn from Greek “κορίαννον”. John Chadwick notes the Mycenaean Greek form of the word, koriadnon "has a pattern curiously similar to the name of Minos' daughter Ariadne, and it is plain how this might be corrupted later to koriannon or koriandron." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Coriander (Coriandrum
sativum), also commonly called cilantro, is an annual herb in
the
family Apiaceae.
Coriander is native to southwestern Asia west to north Africa. It is a
soft, hairless plant growing to 50 cm [20 in.] tall. The leaves are
variable in shape, broadly lobed at the base of the plant, and slender and
feathery higher on the flowering stems. The flowers are borne in small
umbels, white or very pale pink, asymmetrical, with the petals pointing
away from the centre of the umbel longer (5-6 mm) than those pointing to
the middle of the umbel (only 1-3 mm long). The fruit is a globular dry
schizocarp 3-5 mm diameter.