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|familia=Fabaceae
|genus=Trigonella
|species=foenum-graecum
|common_name=Fenugreek, Greek clover, Greek hay, Methi, Alhova, Bird's Foot
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
|habit=herbaceous
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|features=flowers
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|image=Illustration Trigonella foenum-graecum0 clean.jpg
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'''Fenugreek''' (''Trigonella foenum-graecum'') is a plant in the family [[Fabaceae]]. Fenugreek is used both as an [[herb]] (the leaves) and as a [[spice]] (the [[fenugreek seed|seed]]). It is cultivated worldwide as a semi-arid crop.

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Trigonella foenum-graecum, Linn. Fenugreek, which see. White-fld. annual, 1-2 ft. high, blooming in June and Aug. Distinguished from other species in its section by the erect unbranched st. and obovate lfts., which are obscurely dentate; stipules lanceolate-falcate, entire: calyx pilose: pods falcate, twice as long as the beak. Eu., Orient.
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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