Greek clover

9.5

A plant that lives for one year with pale flowers and fragrant seeds used in cooking and medicine

noun

: fenogreco

The seeds of Greek clover are often ground and used in Indian curries.

Examples

We planted Greek clover in the garden to harvest its aromatic seeds.
The Greek clover flowers attract many bees.
Herbalists sometimes prescribe Greek clover for its purported health benefits.
I planted Greek clover in my garden this spring.
Herbalists sometimes prescribe Greek clover for its purported health benefits.
The seeds of Greek clover are often ground and used in Indian curries.
We planted Greek clover in the garden to harvest its aromatic seeds.

Synonyms

fenugreek

vsGreek clover

2 8.8

A plant with small seeds that add a warm, slightly bitter flavor to food, especially curries

gives botanical specifics like native region and flower description

Trigonella foenumgraecum

vsGreek clover

Specialized

9.9

An annual herb with pale flowers and aromatic seeds that people use as a spice and medicine

is the everyday name and lacks the formal scientific label

Surface Forms

Greek clover singular

Greek clovers plural

Morphology

Greek + clover

This is a straightforward adjective + noun naming a variety of clover associated with Greece (or of Greek origin). A B1 learner who knows 'Greek' and 'clover' can infer that it denotes a type/variety of clover even if they would not know the detailed botanical or culinary properties without extra information.

Etymology

Greek clover may come from the plant's leaves that look like small clover and from being traded by Greek sellers long ago. Because of that picture, the name helps you remember it is a herb also called 'fenugreek' and used in cooking and medicine.