| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fenugreek |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fen·u·greek |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  f n y -gr k , fn- |
| NOUN: | 1. A cloverlike Eurasian plant (Trigonella foenum-graecum) having white flowers. Its mildly bitter seeds and aromatic leaves are used as flavorings. 2. The seeds or leaves of this plant. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English fenigrek, from Old French fenegrec, from Latin fnugraecum, from fnum Graecum : fnum, hay; see fennel + Graecum, neuter of Graecus, Greek; see Greek.
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