fenugreek

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fenygreke, fenegrek, from Old French fenugrec, fengrec, from Latin foenum-graecum, from foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecum (“Greek”, neuter form of graecus), literally “Greek hay”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛnjʊˌɡɹiːk/, /ˈfɛnjəˌɡɹiːk/ Hyphenation: fen‧u‧greek === Noun === fenugreek (usually uncountable, plural fenugreeks) Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice. The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking). Synonym: methi ==== Derived terms ==== blue fenugreek sweet fenugreek ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === fenugreek on Wikipedia.Wikipedia