Dill

Scientific Name of Plant
Anethum graveolens

Description
Thought by 1st-century Romans to be a good luck symbol, dill has been around for thousands of years. This annual herb grows up to a height of about 3 feet and has feathery green leaves called dill weed, marketed in both fresh and dried forms. It's most often used in the United States for the brine in which dill pickles are cured.

Cultivation and Harvesting
It is widely cultivated acrooss Europe, Asia, Africa. Known to Egyptian doctors for 5000 years. It is a short annual herb, with green, very tender, wiry leaves and small cumin like seeds ( a little thicker). Its leaves, and seeds are used as herbs, aromatics, spices. It has numerous names across world, in India it is known as 'Saunf'

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