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]