Spice
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. salt
A. A pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with ___ powder and usually eaten with rice
2. curry
B. Bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized
3. Parsley
C. Aromatic bark used as a spice
4. pepper
D. Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
5. Oregano
E. Aromatic Old World herb having aromatic threadlike foliage and seeds used as seasoning
6. Cinnamon
F. Perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems
7. ginger
G. East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed
8. Onion
H. Aromatic herb with flat or crinkly leaves that are cut finely and used to garnish food
9. nutmeg
I. Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
10. garlic
J. Extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats
11. Dill
K. An aromatic herb whose leaves are used to flavor food.
12. sage
L. White seasoning found in the sea
13. Rosemary
M. Aromatic Eurasian perennial