Plural of coriander; aromatic seeds or leaves from the cilantro plant used as a spice in cooking worldwide.
From Greek 'koriandron,' possibly from Sanskrit 'kustumbari,' entered English through Latin and Old French, the plant traveled along ancient trade routes from India and the Mediterranean.
Corianders is one of the oldest spices—archaeologists found coriander seeds in 5,000-year-old Egyptian tombs, and whether you love it or hate it depends on a gene that makes it taste soapy to some people!
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