[syn: dill, dill weed]
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]
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]
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.]
[1913 Webster]
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]