[syn: fenugreek, fenugreek seed]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fenugreek \Fen"u*greek\ (? or ?), n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit.,
Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. Fennel.] (Bot.)
A plant (trigonella F[oe]num Gr[ae]cum) 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).
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fenugreek
n 1: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-
white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in
curry [syn: fenugreek, Greek clover, Trigonella
foenumgraecum]
2: aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry [syn:
fenugreek, fenugreek seed]