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Fenugreek

Flowering Plants

Fenugreek, scientific name Trigonella foenum-graecum, is an annual flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, distinguished by its three small obovate to oblong leaflets. It is believed to have entered cultivation in the Near East and is now grown worldwide as a semiarid crop, with India, and particularly the state of Rajasthan, producing more than 80 percent of the world's supply. Its seeds are cuboid and yellow to amber in color. Both the leaves and seeds have been used as a culinary ingredient since ancient times and remain common in dishes from the Indian subcontinent, providing protein, dietary fiber, B vitamins, manganese and iron, though no significant clinical evidence supports therapeutic claims made for it. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 1
Scientific Name
Trigonella foenum-graecum 1
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Child Taxon Of

Fabaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Fenugreek
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1. Fenugreek (Wikipedia)
  • Wikidata Q133205 (P225 taxon name)
  • Lead section
    Most likely originating in the Near East, fenugreek is cultivated worldwide as a semiarid crop.
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 405127
    Fenugreek (; Trigonella foenum-graecum) is an annual plant in the family Fabaceae, which includes beans, peas, and peanuts.
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Wikidata: Fenugreek
Child Taxon Of: Fabaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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