单词 | fenugreek |
释义 | fenugreek /fen"yoo greek', fen"oo-/, n. a plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, of the legume family, indigenous to western Asia, but extensively cultivated elsewhere, chiefly for forage and for its mucilaginous seeds, which are used in medicine. [bef. 1000; ME fenugrek, OE fenogrecum < L fenum Graecum lit., Greek hay. See FENNEL] |
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