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TRIGONELLA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs
Synonyms:
genus Trigonella; Trigonella
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Trigonella" is a kind of...):
rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)
Meronyms (members of "Trigonella"):
bird's foot trefoil; Trigonella ornithopodioides (Old World herb related to fenugreek)
fenugreek; Greek clover; Trigonella foenumgraecum (annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry)
Holonyms ("Trigonella" is a member of...):
Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)