About The Word Vetch
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Vetch
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What's The Definition Of Vetch?
[n] any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
Synonyms | Synonyms for Vetch: Related Terms | Find terms related to Vetch: See Also | bird vetch | bitter betch | bush vetch | Calnada pea | genus Vicia | legume | leguminous plant | spring vetch | tare | tufted vetch | Vicia | Vicia cracca | Vicia orobus | Vicia sativa | Vicia sepium Vetch In Webster's Dictionary \Vetch\, n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for veche, OF.
veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L. vicia.] (Bot.)
Any leguminous plant of the genus {Vicia}, some species of
which are valuable for fodder. The common species is {V.
sativa}.
Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous
plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of
the genus {Lathyrus}; the horse vetch, of the genus
{Hippocrepis}; the kidney vetch ({Anthyllis
vulneraria}); the milk vetch, of the genus
{Astragalus}; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice
({Abrus precatorius}).
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