fenugreek Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
Greek clover; Trigonella foenumgraecum.
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noun aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
fenugreek seed.
WordNet
Fen"u*greek noun
Etymology
L.Definitions
(Bot.) A plant ( "now only used for giving false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay."trigonella Foenum Græcum ) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which areJ. Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881).