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cilantro definition

ci·lan·tro (si lan′trō, -län′-)

noun

coriander leaves used as an herb, esp. in Latin American cooking: Chinese parsley

Etymology: Sp, var. of culantro < L coriandrum, coriander

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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