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Noun: fenugreek  'fe-nyû,greek
  1. Annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
    - Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum
     
  2. Aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
    - fenugreek seed

Derived forms: fenugreeks

Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], herb, herbaceous plant, seasoner, seasoning

Part of: genus Trigonella, Trigonella

Encyclopedia: Fenugreek