coriandrum sativum

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   Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley

   Synonymscoriandercoriander plantChinese parsleycilantro

   Broaderherb

   Part ofCoriandrum

   Partscoriander

Questions about coriandrum sativum

What does coriandrum sativum mean?

coriandrum sativum means "Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley".

What is another word for coriandrum sativum?

Close synonyms include coriander, coriander plant, Chinese parsley, cilantro. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is coriandrum sativum a common word?

coriandrum sativum is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.