Dill

Dill
19th-century botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Anethum
Species:
A. graveolens
Binomial name
Anethum graveolens
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Anethum arvense Salisb.
  • Angelica graveolens (L.) Steud.
  • Ferula graveolens (L.) Spreng.
  • Pastinaca anethum Spreng.
  • Peucedanum anethum Jess.
  • Peucedanum graveolens (L.) Hiern
  • Peucedanum sowa (Roxb. ex Fleming) Kurz
  • Selinum anethum Roth
  • Selinum graveolens (L.) Vest

Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is native to North Africa, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula; it is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food.

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