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ALL meanings of vetch

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  • noun vetch any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement. 1
  • noun vetch any of various allied plants, as Lathyrus sativus, of Europe, cultivated for their edible seeds and for forage. 1
  • noun vetch the beanlike seed or fruit of any such plant. 1
  • noun vetch type of flowering vine 1
  • variable noun vetch Vetch is a wild plant. Some types of vetch are sometimes grown as a crop. 0
  • noun vetch any of various climbing leguminous plants of the temperate genus Vicia, esp V. sativa, having pinnate leaves, typically blue or purple flowers, and tendrils on the stems 0
  • noun vetch any of various similar and related plants, such as Lathyrus sativus, cultivated in parts of Europe, and the kidney vetch 0
  • noun vetch the beanlike fruit of any of these plants 0
  • noun vetch any of a number of leafy, climbing or trailing plants (esp. genus Vicia) of the pea family, grown chiefly for fodder and as a green manure 0
  • noun vetch Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds. 0
  • noun vetch Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae. 0
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