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GENUS TRIGONELLA

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Trigonella mean?

• GENUS TRIGONELLA (noun)
The noun GENUS TRIGONELLA has 1 sense:

1. Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs

Familiarity information: GENUS TRIGONELLA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS TRIGONELLA (noun)

Sense 1

genus Trigonella ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Trigonella; Trigonella

Hypernyms ("genus Trigonella" is a kind of...):

rosid dicot genus (a genus of dicotyledonous plants)

Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Trigonella" is a member of...):

Papilionoideae; subfamily Papilionoideae (alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae)

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