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fenugreek
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun fenugreek has 2 senses
- fenugreek(n = noun.plant) greek clover, trigonella foenumgraecum - annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry; Array has parts: fenugreek, fenugreek seed
- fenugreek(n = noun.food) fenugreek seed - aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry; Array is a kind of flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant
is a member of genus trigonella, trigonella
is a part of fenugreek, greek clover, trigonella foenumgraecum
CIDE DICTIONARY
fenugreek, n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. Fennel.].
A plant (trigonella Fœnum Græcum ) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which are J. Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fenugreek, n.
1 a leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, having aromatic seeds.
2 these seeds used as flavouring, esp. ground and used in curry powder.
1 a leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, having aromatic seeds.
2 these seeds used as flavouring, esp. ground and used in curry powder.
Etymology
OE fenogrecum, superseded in ME f. OF fenugrec f. L faenugraecum (fenum graecum Greek hay), used by the Romans as fodder
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