fenugreek

[ fen-yoo-greek, fen-oo- ]

noun
  1. a plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, of the legume family, indigenous to western Asia, but extensively cultivated elsewhere, chiefly for forage and for its mucilaginous seeds, which are used in medicine.

Origin of fenugreek

1
First recorded before 1000; Middle English fenugrek, Old English fēnogrēcum, from Latin fēnum Graecum literally, “Greek hay”; see fennel

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fenugreek

/ (ˈfɛnjʊˌɡriːk) /


noun
  1. an annual heavily scented Mediterranean leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, with hairy stems and white flowers: cultivated for forage and for its medicinal seeds

Origin of fenugreek

1
Old English fēnogrēcum, from Latin fenum Graecum literally: Greek hay

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