FENUGREEK

fenugreek, fenugreek seed

(noun) aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry

fenugreek, Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum

(noun) annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

fenugreek (usually uncountable, plural fenugreeks)

A leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.

The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).

Synonym: methi

Source: Wiktionary

Fen"u*greek ( or ), n. Etym: [L. faenum Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. Fennel.] (Bot.)

Definition: A plant (trigonella Foenum Græcum) cultivated for its strong- smelling seeds, which are "now only used for giving false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay." J. Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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