Co`ri*an"der (k?`r?-?n"d?r), n. [L. coriandrum, fr. Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;, &?;&?;&?;&?;, perh. fr. &?;&?;&?; bug, on account of the buglike or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre.] (Bot.) 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.
Co"ri*dine (k?"r?-d?n; 104), n. [From L. cortium leather.] A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [Written also corindine.]
Co*rin"don (k?-r?n"d?n), n. (Min.) See Corrundum.
||Co`rinne" (k?`r?n"), n. (Zo÷l.) The common gazelle (Gazella dorcas). See Gazelle. [Written also korin.]
Cor"inth (k?r"?nth), n. [L. Corinthus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;. Cf. Currant.] 1. A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance.