Dill

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dill \Dill\, v. t. [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.]
     To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  dill
       n 1: aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage
            and seeds used as seasoning [syn: {Anethum graveolens}]
       2: aromatic threadlike foliage of the dill plant used as
          seasoning [syn: {dill weed}]