"foenum-graecum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin foenum Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós)bor. Latin graecus Latin foenum-graecum From foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecus (“Greek”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|faenum<pos:variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">faenum</i>><alt:foenum><t:hay>|graecus<t:Greek>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin foenum Ancient Greek Γραικός (Graikós)bor. Latin graecus Latin foenum-graecum From foenum (“hay”, variant of faenum) + graecus (“Greek”). Head templates: {{la-noun|foenum<2>-graecum<+>}} foenum-graecum n (genitive foenī-graecī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|foenum<2>-graecum<+>}} Forms: foenī-graecī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], foenum-graecum [nominative, singular], foena-graeca [nominative, plural], foenī-graecī [genitive, singular], foenōrum-graecōrum [genitive, plural], foenō-graecō [dative, singular], foenīs-graecīs [dative, plural], foenum-graecum [accusative, singular], foena-graeca [accusative, plural], foenō-graecō [ablative, singular], foenīs-graecīs [ablative, plural], foenum-graecum [singular, vocative], foena-graeca [plural, vocative]
  1. Greek hay Tags: declension-2, neuter Derived forms: Trigonella foenum-graecum
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