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单词 fenugreek
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fenugreekn.

Brit. /ˈfɛnjᵿɡriːk/, U.S. /ˈfɛn(j)əˌɡrik/
Forms: Old English fenogrecum, Middle English fenegrek, feyngrek, (Middle English feiny greke), venecreke, 1500s fene-, feny-greke, fen(e)-, fenigreek(e, (1500s fenecryck, 1600s fœnegreeke), 1500s–1600s feni-, feny-, fenugrec(k, (1700s fenegry), 1600s fenu-Greek, 1800s fœnugreek, 1600s– fenugreek.
Etymology: Old English fenogræcum , Latin faenugraecum for faenum Graecum Greek hay, the name given by the Romans (see quot. 1861 at sense 1). The Middle English and later forms are < French fenugrec = Provençal fenugrec, fengrec.
1. A leguminous plant (Trigonella Fœnum Græcum) cultivated for its seeds, which are used by farriers.
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c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 181 Wiþ sarum magan eft gedo on wearmne ele þa wyrt þe hatte fenogrecum.
a1400 Med. Receipt in Rel. Ant. 1 51 Tak..feinygreke..and farse the catte.
c1420 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 43 Ffeyngrek..is to be sowe..in this Janes ende.
1486 Bk. St. Albans ciiij b Take venecreke and then anoynt itt with this Oyntement afforsayde.
1562 W. Turner 2nd Pt. Herball f. 5 The flour or meale of Fenegreke.
1631 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husb. 1. Table Hard Words Fenugreek is an Herb which hath a long slender trailing stalk.
1712 W. King Let. in Art of Cookery (ed. 2) 106 The Herb Fenugreek, with Pickles, Oyl and Wine, was a Roman dainty.
1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 97 Fenugreek..so called by the Romans from their having adopted..the practice of cutting and drying it for fodder.
1872 J. E. Erichsen Sci. & Art Surg. (ed. 6) I. i. 10 The patient should be roused by the use of vinegar or fenugreek.
2. attributive, as fenugreek-flower, fenugreek-seed.
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1614 G. Markham Cheape & Good Husbandry (1668) i. v. 41 Take..of Fenugreek-seed one ounce.
1643 J. Steer tr. Fabricius Exper. Chyrurg. vi. 25 A Decoction of Fœnegreeke or Melelot flowers.
1791 W. Hamilton tr. C.-L. Berthollet Elements Art of Dyeing II. ii. iii. ii. 136 One dram of fenugreek seed.
1853 A. Soyer Pantropheon 144 Cook it in a saucepan with..fenugreek seed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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