VETCH


Meaning of VETCH in English

■ noun a leguminous plant with purple, pink, or yellow flowers, some kinds of which are cultivated for silage or fodder. [ Vicia sativa and other species.]

Origin

ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. veche , from L. vicia .

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