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What other names is cilantro known by?

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Cilantro is also called coriander, Chinese parsley, man tian xing, fragrant coriander, yan sui, and others. It was originally called hu sui, and is native to southern Europe and Central Asia, or the Mediterranean and Near East region. It is an annual herbaceous plant of the genus Coriandrum in the Apiaceae family, about 20-100 cm tall; its stems and leaves are mainly used as a seasoning and vegetable, and its fruit can be used to extract aromatic oil.

I. Alternative names

Cilantro is also called coriander, Chinese parsley, man tian xing, fragrant coriander, yan sui, and others. It is an annual herbaceous plant of the genus Coriandrum in the Apiaceae family. It was originally called hu sui, and is native to southern Europe and Central Asia, or the Mediterranean and Near East region.

II. Characteristics

Cilantro is a herbaceous plant with a strong odor, roughly 20-100 cm tall, with a spindle-shaped root that has many fine lateral roots. The stem is cylindrical, upright, and much branched. The leaves are once or twice pinnately parted, with the pinnae broadly ovate and serrated at the edges. Its stems and leaves are mainly used as a seasoning and vegetable.

Its flowers are borne in umbels, white or with a pale purple tinge, with obovate petals. The fruit is spherical and can be used to extract aromatic oil.

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