"DoughBoy" > wrote in
:

> Actually Michel, he's right.
>
> While you want to argue the semantics of scientific naming; they
> were discussing cooking and various tastes as they apply, not
> phylogeny. Coriander and dried cilantro have different flavors.

So, flavour determines the use of language. Interesting. Why then
do you not call coriander seeds something other than coriander seeing
as it most likely doesn't taste the same as the root?

> Furthermore, your example about the carrot doesn't fit either.
> While the fruit, leaves, branches, trunk, and roots of an cherry
> tree are all part of the cherry tree, I'm not going to top off my
> hot fudge sundae with a chunk of root. The original poster was
> asking for something specific, by name it is PART of the plant not
> for the whole plant.

So you justify using a different word for the leaves of the coriander
plant, but not the leaves of other plants...let's see, what do you
call the leaves of the basil plant? The leaves of the sage plant?
The leaves of the maple tree? They sure as hell don't taste like
maple syrup. I'm guessing they don't taste the same as the seeds
either.

All I said was that this distinction between coriander and
"cilantro" was not necessary. And I stand by that.

--
"I'm the master of low expectations."

GWB, aboard Air Force One, 04Jun2003