'Fenugreek' definitions:
Definition of 'fenugreek'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
Aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry [syn: fenugreek, fenugreek seed]
Definition of 'Fenugreek'
From: GCIDE
- 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]