fenugreek
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fenugreek /ˈfɛnjʊgriːk/
▶noun a white-flowered leguminous plant with aromatic seeds that are used as a spice. [Trigonella foenum-graecum.]
– origin OE fenogrecum, from L. faenugraecum, from faenum graecum ‘Greek hay’ (the Romans used the dried plant as fodder).
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