Is this Dill? Or Dog Fennel? Or a wild Carrot? Or...

Hollywood Gardens

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I have this plant in my front garden next to my fig tree, it is 7 ft, 4in (88 inches) tall and smells like Dill, any ideas?

A "sprig" from the plant.
Sprig

From a few feet away.
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A close-up of the stem.
Stem Close-up
(Sorry I didn't post them as pictures but I wanted to keep them at the full 12MP quality)

Thank you all in advance!
 
I will muddy the waters here~ at 1st I did not think it looked like dill.( Google dill and look at pics) It may not have flowered yet, that threw me. Does it SMELL like dill? It is NOT wild corrot. That has a flat leaf.
 
Hollywood Gardens said:
It smells like Dill but seems too large.
Dill can get pretty big. It pops up wild everywhere in my garden and gets taller than my head if I let it.
 
Even the tiniest sprout of dill, still smells exactly like dill. If it quacks like a duck....
 
I have a neighbor who grows dill every year. It is always VERY tall. I agree that if you crush the leaves, the smell will be a dead giveaway. If you get a positive ID, I hope you will let us all know!
 
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