Tanım
•dill, Anethum graveolens
Etimoloji
Borrowed from Spanish eneldo (“dill”). Attested in a botanical reference from 1704. In alignment with this date, it appears that the plant itself was first introduced to Japan in the mid-Edo period, possibly from Europe. The rare alternative kanji spelling appears to be an orthographic borrowing from Chinese 蒔蘿 (“dill”). That spelling 蒔蘿 is more commonly read as jira, and is used specifically in…