On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 15:31:05 +0200, Dominic-Luc Webb
wrote:

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005, **Developer** wrote:

Commonly, the leaves of this annual plant are called cilantro, a Spanish
name--while the seeds take their name from the Greek koros, or "bug," for
their reputedly "buggy" smell while still unripe.

So it seems. I think Cilantro in Spanish has several variants. Cilantro
extranjero, for instance, is not Koriander. The "extranjero" appendage
to the name indicates (by several accounts) Eryngium foetidum, sometimes
called "Culantro". Culantro is soemtimes identified as koriander, perhaps
it is just not spelled exactly right. This creates some confusion.

Dominic-Luc Webb



Here is an excellent reference for the names of herbs and spices in
many languages. http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/
He also gives the Latin name.
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Susan N.

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