Noun: fenugreek 'fe-nyû,greek
- Annual herb of southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
"Fenugreek gives many Indian dishes their distinctive flavour";
- Greek clover, Trigonella foenumgraecum
- Aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
"She added fenugreek seeds to the curry for a nutty flavour";
- fenugreek seed
Derived forms: fenugreeks
Type of: flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], herb, herbaceous plant, seasoner, seasoning
Part of: genus Trigonella, Trigonella
Encyclopedia: Fenugreek