BITTER VETCH


Meaning of BITTER VETCH in English

noun

: any of several reputedly bitter or toxic vetches: as

a. : ers

b. : chickling

c. : an erect glabrous European vetch ( Lathyrus montanus ) with creeping and tuberous rhizomes

d. : a western No. American vetch ( Lathyrus lanszwertii ) with narrow coriaceous leaflets and pale lavender to pinkish violet flowers

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