Dill

This article is about the herb. For other uses, see Dill (disambiguation).

Dill
19th-century botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Anethum
Species:
A. graveolens
Binomial name
Anethum graveolens
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Anethum arvense Salisb.
  • Angelica graveolens (L.) Steud.
  • Ferula graveolens (L.) Spreng.
  • Pastinaca anethum Spreng.
  • Peucedanum anethum Jess.
  • Peucedanum graveolens (L.) Hiern
  • Peucedanum sowa (Roxb. ex Fleming) Kurz
  • Selinum anethum Roth
  • Selinum graveolens (L.) Vest
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Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an annual herb in the celery family Apiaceae. Native to North Africa and West Asia, dill is grown widely in Eurasia, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food.

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