fenugreek : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fenugreek	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for fenugreek
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fenugreek n annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off- white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry Synonym(s): fenugreek, Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry Synonym(s): fenugreek, fenugreek seed
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fenugreek \Fen"u*greek\ (? [or] ?), n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. {Fennel}.] (Bot.) A plant ({trigonella F[d2]num Gr[91]cum}) cultivated for its strong-smelling seeds, which are [bd]now only used for giving false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay.[b8] --J. Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881).