noun
Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs
• Syn: ↑genus Trigonella
• Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Papilionoideae, ↑subfamily Papilionoideae
• Member Meronyms: ↑bird's foot trefoil, ↑Trigonella ornithopodioides, ↑fenugreek, ↑Greek clover, ↑Trigonella foenumgraecum
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\\ˌtrigəˈnelə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of widely distributed herbs (family Leguminosae) having pinnately trifoliolate leaves, capitate or racemose flowers, and linear pods — see fenugreek
Useful english dictionary. 2012.