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Dill grows up to 1.5–5 feet (0.46–1.52 m) from a taproot like a carrot. [7] [8] Its stems are slender and hollow with finely divided, softly delicate leaves; the leaves are alternately arranged, 10–20 cm (4–8 in) long with ultimate leaf divisions are 1–2 mm (1 ⁄ 32 – 3 ⁄ 32 in) broad, slightly broader than the similar leaves of fennel, which are threadlike, less than 1 mm (1 ...
The genus name comes from the Latin form of Greek words ἄνῑσον anison, ἄνησον anīson, ἄνηθον anīthon and ἄνητον anīton, which all meant "dill" and "anise"; [3] anise is now placed in a different genus named Pimpinella.
In Greek and Roman mythology, Anethus (Ancient Greek: Ἄνηθος, romanized: Ánēthos, lit. 'dill') is a beautiful youth who undergoes transformation under unclear conditions and becomes a small flowering plant bearing his name, the dill.
It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants, with more than 3,800 species in about 446 genera, [1] including such well-known, and economically important plants as ajwain, angelica, anise, asafoetida, caraway, carrot, celery, chervil, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, lovage, cow parsley, parsley, parsnip and sea holly, as well as silphium ...
Perideridia americana is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names eastern yampah and wild dill. It has been found in 12 Midwestern United States, and is listed as threatened or endangered in at least 3 of them. [1] In Missouri it is a conservation species of concern. [2]
A glass vial containing pure Dill essential oil. Dill oil is an essential oil extracted from the seeds or leaves/stems of the Dill plant. [1] It can be used with water to create dill water. Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. [2] It is the sole species of the genus Anethum. [1]
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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 Historic Places; Dill School, Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States, a former school on the National Register of ...