Coriander vs. Parsley — What's the Difference?

Coriander (; Coriandrum sativum) is an annual herb in the family Apiaceae. It is also known as Chinese parsley, dhania or cilantro ().

Parsley or garden parsley (Petroselinum crispum) is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, southern Italy, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Malta, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia), but has been naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and is widely cultivated as a herb, and a vegetable. Where it grows as a biennial, in the first year, it forms a rosette of tripinnate leaves, 10–25 cm (4–10 in) long, with numerous 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) leaflets and a taproot used as a food store over the winter.

An aromatic annual Eurasian herb (Coriandrum sativum) in the parsley family, having parsleylike leaves and umbels of tiny white to pinkish flowers. It is cultivated for its edible fruits, leafy shoots, and roots.

A member of the parsley family.

The seedlike fruit of this plant, used whole or ground as a flavoring for food and as a seasoning, as in curry powder.

A cultivated Eurasian herb (Petroselinum crispum) having edible, flat or curled, finely divided leaves.

See cilantro.

The leaves of this plant used as a seasoning or garnish.

The annual herb Coriandrum sativum, used in many cuisines.

A bright green, biennial herb, Petroselinum crispum, having many cultivars.

The dried fruits thereof, used as a spice.

(uncountable) The leaves of this plant used in Middle Eastern, European, and American cooking.

An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.

Any herb resembling parsley, such as cilantro (Chinese parsley) or chervil (French parsley).

Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley

To add parsley to.

Dried coriander seeds used whole or ground

An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish.

Parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish

Annual or perennial herb with aromatic finely-cut leaves

Aromatic herb with flat or curly leaves