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2 definitions found 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[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). From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fenugreek n 1: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry [syn: {Greek clover}, {Trigonella foenumgraecum}] 2: aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry [syn: {fenugreek seed}]
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