different between fenugreek vs fennel

English

Etymology

From Middle English fenygreke, fenegrek, from Old French fenugrec, fengrec, from Latin foenum-graecum, from foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecum (“Greek”, neuter form of graecus), literally “Greek hay”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?nj????i?k/, /?f?nj????i?k/
• Hyphenation: fen?u?greek

Noun

fenugreek (usually uncountable, plural fenugreeks)

1. Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
   • 2019, Muhammad Asif Hanif, Medicinal Plants of South Asia, Elsevier (?ISBN), page 260:

     Fenugreek plant was introduced to Central Europe by Benedictine monks, and it is promoted in the 9th century by Charlemagne. It was grown extensively in the imperial gardens of Charlemagne (Popova, 2017).

2. The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).

   Synonym: methi

   • 2000, B. Dave Oomah, Herbs, Botanicals and Teas, CRC Press (?ISBN), page 110:

     Fenugreek’s nutritional and tonic properties have also been tapped since ancient times. […] Fenugreek-based preparations stimulate the appetite and promote weight gain in people with anemia, anorexia, tuberculosis or asthenia.

Translations

Further reading

• fenugreek on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From the Middle English fenel, from the late Old English finuðl, finule (weak feminine forms); fenol, finul (masculine forms), from Old French fenoil, from the Vulgar Latin *f?nuclum, f?noclum, from Late Latin f?nuculum, from the Classical Latin faeniculum, a diminutive form of faenum (“hay”); compare the Italian finocchio, the Occitan fenolh, the French fenouil, and the Spanish hinojo. Doublet of finocchio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?n?l/
• Rhymes: -?n?l

Noun

fennel (usually uncountable, plural fennels)

1. A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
2. (cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
3. (cooking) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.

Synonyms

• sweet anise

Derived terms

• dog fennel
• hog’s fennel
• meridian fennel
• sweet fennel
• water fennel
• Florence fennel

Translations

Further reading

• fennel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia