Meaning

noun aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning

noun aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as seasoning

originFrom Middle English dile, from Old English dile (“dill, anise”); from Proto-Germanic *deliz, of uncertain, probably non-Indo-European origin, possibly a west European substrate. Cognate with Old Saxon dilli, Dutch dille, Swedish dill, German Dill.

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