fen|u|greek

fen|u|greek
fen|u|greek «FEHN yu greek», noun.
an annual Asian and southern European plant of the pea family, having aromatic, mucilaginous seeds which are used in making curry, and also in medicine.
[< Old French fenugrec < Latin fēnugraecum, for fēnum Graecum Greek hay < fēnum hay (apparently because of its odor)]

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