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NounPlural: vetches |
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| vetch - 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 | ||
| leguminous plant, legume the seedpod of a leguminous plant (such as peas or beans or lentils) | ||
| genus vicia, vicia widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs | ||
| tare (chemical analysis) a counterweight used in chemical analysis; consists of an empty container that counterbalances the weight of the container holding chemicals | ||
| bird vetch, calnada pea, tufted vetch, vicia cracca common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers | ||
| bitter betch, vicia orobus European perennial toxic vetch | ||
| vicia sativa, spring vetch herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building | ||
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- vetch (Noun)
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- vetch (n.)
Any leguminous plant of the genus Vicia, some species of which are valuable for fodder. The common species is V. sativa.
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vetch
Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
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🔤- vetch, noun, singular of vetches.
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