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Dill (other)
Dill (''Anethum graveolens'') is an annual herb. Dill may also refer to: People * Dill (surname), a list of people with the surname * Dill (footballer) (born 1974), Brazilian retired footballer Elpídio Barbosa Conceição * Dill., standard abbreviation for German botanist Johann Jacob Dillen Dillenius (1684–1747) * Dill Faulkes (born 1944), British businessman and philanthropist * Dill Jones (1923–1984), Welsh jazz pianist Places * Dill Township, Ontario, Canada * Dill (river), Germany * Dill, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate * Dill, Tennessee, United States, an unincorporated community * Dill Creek, New York, United States Other uses * Dill (restaurant), the first restaurant in Iceland to be awarded a Michelin star (in 2017) * Dill Records, a small record label * Dill Railway, a railway in Germany * Dill Harris, a fictional character in the novel ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' * Dill Building, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on the National Register of Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dill
Dill (''Anethum graveolens'') is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus ''Anethum''. Dill is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food. Growth Dill grows up to , with slender hollow stems and alternate, finely divided, softly delicate leaves long. The ultimate leaf divisions are broad, slightly broader than the similar leaves of fennel, which are threadlike, less than broad, but harder in texture. The flowers are white to yellow, in small umbels diameter. The seeds are long and thick, and straight to slightly curved with a longitudinally ridged surface. Etymology The word ''dill'' and its close relatives are found in most of the Germanic languages; its ultimate origin is unknown. The generic name ''Anethum'' is the Latin form of Greek ἄνῑσον / ἄνησον / ἄνηθον / ἄνητον, which meant both 'dill' and 'anise'. The form ''anīsum'' came to be used fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
