TRIGON ELL A

(Lat.), n. f. Tri(tri2)-go2n(gon)-e2l'la3. From rpiyiovos, three-cornered. Fr., trigonelle. Ger., Kuhhornklee, Hornklee. A genus of the Leguminosce. The Trigcmellea; are a section of the TrifoliecB. [a, 35.] T. caerule a. The Melilot us ccerulea. [a, 35.] T. elatior. The AUTOS aypio? of Dioscorides, a species found in Asia Minor and in Cyprus. The seeds were formerly used in affections of the bladder, and externally in skin diseases and as an emollient poultice, [a, 35.] T. fosnum graecum. Fr., trigonelle fenu-grec, foin grec, same-grain, senegre, sennegrain, senegre, sene grain. Ger., gemeiner Kuhhornklee, Zugenhornklee, Bockshornklee, Siebenzeit, Fonugrak, griechisches Heu. Fenugreek; a native of southern Europe, Asia Minor, and northern Africa, cultivated for its bitter aromatic seeds, semen fozni (seu fceni grceci, seu trifolii cretic i), which are used as an emollient, in plasters and salves, and as a stimulant in veterinary medicine, [a, 35.] T. monspeliaca. A species found in southern Europe. In Italy a decoction of the seed is used in diarrhosa and externally as an emollient, [a, 35.] [s. 649]