*Coriandrum sativum* L. *kor-ee-AN-drum* -- from the Greek *koris*, a bug or gnat; referring to its aroma *sa-TEE-vum* -- cultivated
[image: Coriandrum sativum]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4171522832%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeMCjGxXBHrPFZMIxqmFQJL_x8Szg> 07 DEC 09, Rajguru Nagar, near Pune *commonly known as*: Chinese parsley, coriander • *Arabic*: كزبرة kusbarah • *Assamese*: ধনিয়া dhania • *Bengali*: ধনে dhane, ধান্যক dhaanyaka • * Gujarati*: ધાણા dhaanaa, કોથમીર kothmir • *Hindi*: धनिया dhaniya, कोथमीर kothmir, तीक्षणपत्र tikshna-patra, तीक्षणफल tikshna-phal • *Kannada*: ಧನಿಯ dhaniya, ಕೊತ್ತ್ಮ್ಬರಿ kottmbari • *Kashmiri*: दाञवल् danewal, धान्याकम् dhanyakam, धान्याकलता dhaanyakalataa, धान्याकशाकम् dhaanyashaakam • *Konkani *: कोत्तम्बरि kottambari, कोतम्बरि पाल्लो kotambari paallo • *Malayalam*: കൊത്തമ്പാല് koththampaal, മല്ലി malli • *Manipuri*: ফদিগোম phadigom • * Marathi*: कोथिंबीर kothimbira, धणा dhanaa • *Nepalese*: धनिया dhaniya • * Persian*: کشنير kishniz • *Punjabi*: ਬੇਹਣ behan, ਧਨੀਆ dhania, ਦੁਨੀਆ dunia, ਵਿਹਣ wihan • *Sanskrit*: अल्लकम्का allakamka, भिदा bhida, धानाः dhaanaah, धानयकः dhaanayakah, कुस्तुम्बरी kastumbari, महामुनिः mahamuni, शाकम्योग्यः shaakamyogyah, सूक्ष्मपत्रः sukshmapatra, तीक्ष्णकल्कः tikshnakalkah, तीक्ष्णफलम् tikshnaphalam • *Tamil*: சூக்குமபத்திரம் cukkuma-pattiram, கொத்தமல்லி kottamalli, மூடி muti, தனிகா tanika, உரி uri, உத்தம்பரி uttampari • *Telugu*: దనియాలు daniyalu, ధాన్యాకము dhanyakamu, కొతిమిరి kotimiri • * Urdu*: دهنيا dhaniya, کشنير kishniz, کوتهمير kothmir *Distribution*: naturalized worldwide, probable origin eastern Mediterranean region *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FCoriander.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdC3jUe1SOTgCvMJe-893XpKrXH5w> • ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D652&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeayrsSCEqG42WDnEDoUfK1xHEnsw> • Uni-Graz<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.uni-graz.at%2F%7Ekatzer%2Fengl%2FCori_sat.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfHhRzRkwUJsnojQVK1_UE_UfIV7Q> • Spices Board India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.indianspices.com%2Fhtml%2Fs0624cor.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdAZ4kNh8prQnBjLTFabCE_QU7IhA> • DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ> *More views*: [image: Dhaniya (Hindi: धनिया)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4171517244%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze_Ev7RNbmqtLf64sNPYgW6M2vtYw> 07 DEC 09, Rajguru Nagar, near Pune [image: Kothmir (Gujarati: કોથમીર)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4170763487%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze3fZhOjLTiDTFuLGSn5YEraYXXrg> 07 DEC 09, Rajguru Nagar, near Pune [image: Dhaanayakah (Sanskrit: धानयकः)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4171521952%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdF-346lZqGVerp2L48DRh51brgyw> 07 DEC 09, Rajguru Nagar, near Pune [image: Kottambari (Konkani: कोत्तम्बरि)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2276635326%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzew4EnCxKAU467OZlOJWHYad771NQ> 16 FEB 08, Mahabaleshwar [image: Kothimbir (Marathi: कोथिंबीर)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2276632094%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze9QKYMN-ooIhTWXsldk91Htdj0vg> 16 FEB 08, Mahabaleshwar Regards. Dinesh
