An alternative or archaic spelling of coriander, a spice made from the seeds of the cilantro plant.
A variant spelling of 'coriander,' which comes from Old French 'coriandre,' ultimately from Greek 'koriandron' and Semitic origins. The 'col-' spelling variant suggests historical regional or scribal variations in European languages.
Coriander is one of the oldest spices mentioned in ancient Sanskrit texts and the Bible—and curiously, most people either love it or find it tastes like soap, a trait controlled by a specific gene variant!
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