DILL


Meaning of DILL in English

~ 1

(also ~ weed )

■ noun an aromatic culinary and medicinal herb of the parsley family, with yellow flowers. [ Anethum graveolens .]

Origin

OE dile , dyle , of unknown origin.

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~ 2

■ noun Austral./NZ informal a naive or foolish person.

Origin

1940s: appar. a back-form. from ~y 2 .

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