Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of leguminous plants, of the tribe Trifolicæ, characterized by obtuse keel-petals, numerous ovules, and a pod which is straight, falcate, or arcuate, but not spiral.

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  • noun Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs

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  • It turns out that it is trigonella cerulea, or "European Blue White", and is cultivated for food almost nowhere else.

    Great Plain Lindy 2008

  • It turns out that it is trigonella cerulea, or "European Blue White", and is cultivated for food almost nowhere else.

    Toast: Lindy 2006

  • It turns out that it is trigonella cerulea, or "European Blue White", and is cultivated for food almost nowhere else.

    "A Strange and Fragrant Smell From Far Away" Lindy 2006

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