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).

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)