/fen"yoo greek', fen"oo-/ , n.
a plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, of the legume family, indigenous to western Asia, but extensively cultivated elsewhere, chiefly for forage and for its mucilaginous seeds, which are used in medicine.
[ bef. 1000; ME fenugrek, OE fenogrecum fenum Graecum lit., Greek hay. See FENNEL ]