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Vetch

//vɛt͡ʃ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several leguminous plants, of the genus Vicia, often grown as green manure and for their edible seeds.
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several similar plants within the subfamily Faboideae.

Etymology

From Middle English vecche, fecche, ficche, from Old Northern French veche, variant of Old French vece, from Latin vicia. Doublet of fitch.

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