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Dill
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<p>Dill (<i>Anethum graveolens</i>) is an <a href="/facts/Annual_plant/SkPv72DA">annual</a> <a href="/facts/Herbaceous/u6myDhE2">herb</a> in the celery family <a href="/facts/Apiaceae/YtVJ0nBk">Apiaceae</a>. It is native to North Africa, Iran, and the Arabian Peninsula; it is grown widely in <a href="/facts/Eurasia/KlLI9GDM">Eurasia</a>, where its leaves and seeds are used as a herb or spice for flavouring food. </p>