1. n.1 an umbelliferous herb, Anethum graveolens, with yellow flowers and aromatic seeds.
2 the leaves or seeds of this plant used for flavouring and medicinal purposes.
Phrases and idioms:
dill pickle pickled cucumber etc. flavoured with dill. dill-water a distillate of dill used as a carminative.
Etymology: OE dile 2. n. Austral. sl.
1. a fool or simpleton.
2 the victim of a trickster.
Etymology: app. back-form. f. DILLY(2)