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单词 fenugreek
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fen•u•greek  (fenyŏŏ grēk′, fenŏŏ-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologya 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.
  • Latin fēnum Graecum literally, Greek hay. See fennel
  • Middle English fenugrek, Old English fēnogrēcum bef. 1000

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fenugreek /ˈfɛnjʊˌɡriːk/ n
  1. an annual heavily scented Mediterranean leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, with hairy stems and white flowers: cultivated for forage and for its medicinal seeds
Etymology: Old English fēnogrēcum, from Latin fenum Graecum literally: Greek hay
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