Dill belongs to the family Apiaceae, genus Anethum, and species Anethum graveolens. The name dill is thought to have originated from a Norse or Anglo-Saxon word 'dylle' meaning to soothe or lull, the plant having the carminative property of relieving gas. In some English speaking countries, it is sometimes called Dillby. In some Asian local languages it is called as "Shepu" or "Sowa". Common names are dill, Indian dill. The name “dill” means to “calm or soothe,” and most likely originates from the plant’s known ability to calm troubled stomachs and colicky infants. The Latin name of a plant often tells us something about the plant’s characteristics, and dill is no exception. The name Anethum describes dill’s growth habits. The word is a combination of the words ano and theo, which when used together mean “upwards I run.” Anethum also originates from the Greek word aneson or aneton, which is most likely also the origin of the name anise. The Latin name graveolens comes from a combination of two words; gravis, meaning “heavy or weighty,” and oleo, which means “producing a smell or odor.” When combined into graveolens the meaning of these two words becomes “emitting a heavy odor or strong smelling.” Thus, the name Anethum graveolens means a tall plant with a vigorous growth habit that has a strong smell. Common names of dill in Gujarati: Suva, Hindi: Soya, Kannada: Sabbasige, Sabaseege, Sabbakkisoppu, Sabasi, Malayalam: chatakuppa, Manipuri: Pakhon, Marathi: Shepu, Balantshopa, Sanskrit: Shatapushpa, Misi, Shaaley, Sheetashiv, Chhatraa, Madhurikaa, Mishreyaa, Tamil: catakuppai, kattucata kuppai, Telugu: sompa.Dill is an important aromatic as well as medicinal annual herb from the Apiaceae family. Seeds and leaves of this plant are used as the main edible parts and it is a widely used spice due to its pleasant spicy aroma and plenty of nutritional and medicinal properties. Dill essential oil contains dill apiole, carvone, carvacrol, dihydrocarvone, limonene, p-cymenand α-phellandrene. It is used in the treatment of several ailments viz., gripe water to relieve colic pain in babies and flatulence in young children, while the seed is carminative, mildly diuretic, galactogogue stimulant and stomachic. It is also used in the cure of certain urinary complaints, piles and mental disorders. In India during 2019–2020, dill was cultivated in an area of 32.79 thousand ha with a production of 34.56 thousand tonnes seed and a productivity of 1054 kg/ha. These tiny flowers make small umbellate flower bunch which provides a right landing platform for pollinators. The relative significance of insect pollinators for reproductive success of any cross pollinated plant species depends on availability of pollen and nectar, visitation frequency and ability to deposit pollen on the stigma in single visit. Earlier studies reported honeybees, solitary bees, syrphids, muscids, some beetles and butterflies species as floral visitors of seed spices. This annual plant with aromatic foliage and seeds, Anethum graveolens, is the sole species in that genus of the parsley family (Apiaceae or Umbelliferae). It is thought to have originated in Eastern Europe, southern Russia, central and southern Asia. It has naturalized in many other parts of the world, and can be seen as a roadside weed in July and August in many parts of the United States. Although we know it primarily as a culinary herb, it was used historically for medicinal and magical purposes. In this review article on Origin, Taxonomy, Botanical Description, Genetic Diversity, Breeding and Cultivation of Dill are discussed
