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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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