dill

4 definitions found

dill - 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]

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

  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]

dill - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]