Fenugreek (? or ?), n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. Fennel.] (Bot.) A plant (trigonella Fœnum Græcum) 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).
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