trigonella foenum graecum

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trigonella foenum graecum - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]