Definition of Dill

Pronunciation: dĭl
n.1.(Bot.) An herb (Peucedanum graveolens), the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; - called also dillseed.
v. t.1.To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.


Related Words

Anethum graveolens, dill seed, dill weed, herb, herbaceous plant


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