FENUGREEK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fenugreek mean? 

• FENUGREEK (noun)
  The noun FENUGREEK has 2 senses:

1. annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry

2. aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry

  Familiarity information: FENUGREEK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FENUGREEK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

fenugreek; Greek clover; Trigonella foenumgraecum

Hypernyms ("fenugreek" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "fenugreek"):

fenugreek; fenugreek seed (aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry)

Holonyms ("fenugreek" is a member of...):

genus Trigonella; Trigonella (Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

fenugreek; fenugreek seed

Hypernyms ("fenugreek" is a kind of...):

flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)

Holonyms ("fenugreek" is a part of...):

fenugreek; Greek clover; Trigonella foenumgraecum (annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry)

 Context examples 

Fenugreek seed oil has activity as a phytoestrogen and topical activity as an antimicrobial agent.

(Fenugreek Seed Oil, NCI Thesaurus)