Fenugreek

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fenugreek
    n 1: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-
         white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in
         curry [syn: {fenugreek}, {Greek clover}, {Trigonella
         foenumgraecum}]
    2: aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry [syn:
       {fenugreek}, {fenugreek seed}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fenugreek \Fen"u*greek\ (? or ?), n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit.,
   Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. {Fennel}.] (Bot.)
   A plant ({trigonella F[oe]num Gr[ae]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).
   [1913 Webster]