CORIANDER PLANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coriander plant mean? 

• CORIANDER PLANT (noun)
  The noun CORIANDER PLANT has 1 sense:

1. Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley

  Familiarity information: CORIANDER PLANT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORIANDER PLANT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chinese parsley; cilantro; coriander; coriander plant; Coriandrum sativum

Hypernyms ("coriander plant" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "coriander plant"):

Chinese parsley; cilantro; coriander (parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish)

coriander; coriander seed (dried coriander seeds used whole or ground)

Holonyms ("coriander plant" is a member of...):

Coriandrum; genus Coriandrum (small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs)