fenugreek
/ˈfenjʊgriːk/noun
mass noun
1- a white-flowered herbaceous plant of the pea family, with aromatic seeds that are used for flavouring, especially ground and used in curry powder胡芦巴, 香豆。
1.1
- Trigonella foenum-graecum, family Leguminosae.拉丁名Trigonella foenum-graecum,豆科。
词源
Old English fenogrecum （superseded in Middle English by forms from Old French fenugrec）, from Latin faenugraecum, from faenum graecum 'Greek hay' (the Romans used the dried plant as fodder).