dill

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

dill
    n 1: aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage
         and seeds used as seasoning [syn: {dill}, {Anethum
         graveolens}]
    2: aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as
       seasoning [syn: {dill}, {dill weed}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ prop. n.
   A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels;
   examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway};
   {celery}; {dill}.

   Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae},
        carrot family
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dill \Dill\, v. t. [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.]
   To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Dill \Dill\ (d[i^]l), n. [AS dile; akin to D. dille, OHG. tilli,
   G. dill, dille, Sw. dill, Dan. dild.] (Bot.)
   An herb ({Peucedanum graveolens}), the seeds of which are
   moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly
   used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called also
   {dillseed}. --Dr. Prior.
   [1913 Webster]

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