Fenugreek
Pronunciation : Fen"u*greek ( or )
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. faenum Graecum, lit., Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. Fennel.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: A plant (trigonella Foenum Gr?cum) cultivated for its strong- smelling seeds, which are "now only used for giving false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay." J. Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881).
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913