[geeks] lunchtime poll - cilantro

[David Cantrell]

On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 03:21:06PM -0500, Reagen Ward wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 09:01:39PM +0100, David Cantrell wrote:
> 
> > <shrug> dictionary.com says that cilantro == coriander
> 
> dictionary.com also equates yam with goober in the Southern US.  Sorry,
> yams are much like sweet potatos (but are NOT), and goobers are peanuts.

Oh very well, it says that cilantro is Coriandrum sativum.  It also says
that coriander is Coriandrum sativum.

These herb sellers seem to think they're the same too:
  http://www.earthlygoods.com/herbs/cilantro_coriander.html

They certainly seem to be the same in mainstream English.  If your dialect
says they are different then fine, I believe you, but could you give the
Latin names so we know what you're talking about?

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