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noun
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: methi
Antonyms: none provided
noun
aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fenugreek seed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
noun
annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dheh1(y)-der. Latin foenum Latin graecus Latin foenum-graecum Old French fenigrecbor. Middle English fenygreke English fenugreek Inherited from Middle English fenygreke, borrowed from Old French fenigrec, from Latin foenum-graecum (literally “Greek hay”), from foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecus (“Greek”).
Across languages
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