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Fenugreek

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greek clovernounannual herb or southern europe and eastern asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
trigonella foenumgraecumnounannual herb or southern europe and eastern asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
fenugreek seednounaromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry

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fenugreek seednounaromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry
greek clovernounannual herb or southern europe and eastern asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
trigonella foenumgraecumnounannual herb or southern europe and eastern asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
blue fenugreeknounTrigonella caerulea, a variety of fenugreek with blue flowers.
methinoun(India, cooking) fenugreek
fennelnoun(cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
gramnounA unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
fennel-flowernounAlternative form of fennelflower. [Nigella sativa, an annual flowering plant native to south and southwest Asia.]
legumenoun(botany) The fruit or seed of leguminous plants (as peas or beans) used for food.
anisenounAn umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds, which are used as a spice. It has a licorice scent.
bean trefoilnounAnagyris foetida, a leguminous shrub of southern Europe with trifoliate leaves.
giant fennelnounFerula communis, a tall herbaceous perennial (not a true fennel), of the family Apiaceae, native to the Mediterranean and eastern Africa.
fagonbushnounAny plant of the genus Fagonia.
grains of paradisenounThe seeds or seed capsules of Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages.
cuminnounIts aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery.
beannounAny plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
cowagenounA leguminous climbing plant, Mucuna pruriens, the spiculae of which are sometimes used as a mechanical vermifuge.
nigellanounThe seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a culinary spice.
lentilnounThe seed of these plants, used as food.
medicknounAny of various European and North African herbs, of the genus Medicago, several of which are grown for fodder etc.

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