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dill
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dill, n.
1 an umbelliferous herb, Anethum graveolens, with yellow flowers and aromatic seeds.
2 the leaves or seeds of this plant used for flavouring and medicinal purposes.
1 an umbelliferous herb, Anethum graveolens, with yellow flowers and aromatic seeds.
2 the leaves or seeds of this plant used for flavouring and medicinal purposes.
Idiom
dill pickle pickled cucumber etc. flavoured with dill. dill-water a distillate of dill used as a carminative.
dill, n. Austral. sl.
1 a fool or simpleton.
2 the victim of a trickster.
1 a fool or simpleton.
2 the victim of a trickster.
Etymology
app. back-form. f. DILLY(2)
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