Cō'ri-ăn'der, n.

n. [Lat. coriandrum, Gr. κορίαννον, κόριον, from κόρις, bug, on account of the bug-like smell of its leaves; Fr. & Pr. coriandre, It. & O. Sp. coriandro.] (Bot.) A plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the seeds of which have a strong smell, and, in medicine, are considered as stomachic and carminative.